- superior meatus of nose
- m. nasi superior.
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superior meatus of nose
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superior meatus — n a curved relatively short anteroposterior passage on each side of the nose that occupies the middle third of the lateral wall of a nasal cavity between the superior and middle nasal conchae compare INFERIOR MEATUS, MIDDLE MEATUS … Medical dictionary
Superior meatus — Infobox Bone Name = Superior meatus Latin = meatus nasi superior GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 195 Caption = Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Superior meatus labeled at center right.) Caption2 = Coronal section of nasal cavities … Wikipedia
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meatus nasi superior — [TA] superior meatus of nose: the narrow cavity below the superior nasal concha, with which the posterior ethmoidal cells communicate … Medical dictionary
Meatus — In anatomy, a meatus is a natural body opening or canal (Latin, 4th declension pl. meatus, or meatuses often incorrectly meati). Examples include: the external acoustic meatus, the opening of the ear canal The internal auditory meatus, a canal in … Wikipedia
Superior nasal concha — Infobox Bone Name = Superior nasal concha Latin = GraySubject = 36 GrayPage = 156 Caption = Ethmoid bone from behind. Caption2 = Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior nasal concha is at top of pink region.)… … Wikipedia
Nose — The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, clean, and humidify the air you breath. In addition, it helps you to smell and taste. A normal person will produce about two quarts of fluid each day (mucus),… … Medical dictionary
Middle nasal meatus — Bone: Middle meatus Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Middle meatus labeled at center right.) Latin meatus nasi medius Gray s … Wikipedia
concha nasi superior — [TA] superior nasal concha: the upper of two bony plates projecting from the inner wall of the ethmoid labyrinth and forming the upper boundary of the superior meatus of the nose, and the mucous membrane covering the plate. Called also c. nasalis … Medical dictionary
Human nose — in profile Illustration of nose diagram … Wikipedia
