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Concha bullosa — in CT A concha bullosa is a pneumatized (air filled) cavity within a turbinate in the nose. (Concha is another term for turbinate.) Bullosa refers to the air filled cavity within the turbinate. It is a normal anatomic variant seen in up to half… … Wikipedia
concha — [käŋ′kə] n. pl. conchae [käŋkē] [L: see CONCH] 1. Anat. any of several structures resembling a shell in form, as a thin, bony projection inside the nasal cavity, the hollow of the external ear, or the whole external ear 2. Archit. the half dome… … English World dictionary
concha — In anatomy, a structure comparable to a shell in shape, as the auricle or pinna of the ear or a turbinate bone in the nose. [L. a shell] c. of auricle [TA] the large hollow, or floor of the … Medical dictionary
cavity — 1. A hollow space; hole. See cave, c., cavitas, cavernous space. 2. Lay term for the loss of tooth structure due to dental caries. SYN: cavum [TA], cavitas. [L. cavus … Medical dictionary
concha nasi inferior — [TA] inferior nasal concha: a thin bony plate with curved margins, articulating with the ethmoid, maxilla, and lacrimal and palatine bones, and forming the lower part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, and the mucous membrane covering the… … Medical dictionary
concha sphenoidalis — [TA] sphenoidal concha: a thin curved plate of bone at the anterior and lower part of the body of the sphenoid bone, on either side, forming part of the roof of the nasal cavity; called also sphenoturbinal bone or ossicle and Bertin bone or… … Medical dictionary
concha — n. (pl. conchae) Anat. any part resembling a shell, esp. the depression in the external ear leading to its central cavity. Etymology: L: see conch … Useful english dictionary
Nasal cavity — Head and neck … Wikipedia
Inferior nasal concha — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = concha nasi inferior, concha nasalis inferior GraySubject = 42 GrayPage = 169 Caption = Medial wall of left orbit. (Inferior nasal concha visible in center in yellow.) Caption2 = Figure 1: Lateral wall of… … Wikipedia
Nasal concha — Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior and middle in pink, and inferior in blue.) … Wikipedia
