inferior turbinate bone

inferior turbinate bone
inferior turbinate bone also inferior tur·bi·nat·ed bone -'tər-bə-.nāt-əd- n NASAL CONCHA (a)

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  • turbinate bone — noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates • Syn: ↑turbinate, ↑turbinal • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Hyponyms: ↑nasal concha • …   Useful english dictionary

  • turbinate bone inferior — concha nasalis inferior …   Medical dictionary

  • inferior nasal concha — noun The largest of the three nasal concha located within the nasal cavity. Syn: inferior concha, inferior turbinate, inferior turbinate bone, maxilloturbinal …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Turbinate — A bone shaped like a top. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is situated along the side wall of the nose, and is covered by mucous membrane. The word turbinate is related to a turbine and tornado. They… …   Medical dictionary

  • nasal concha — n any of three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal fossa on each side with or without their covering of mucous membrane: a) a separate curved bony plate that is the largest of the three and separates the inferior and middle meatuses …   Medical dictionary

  • Maxilloturbinal — Max*il lo*tur bi*nal, a. [Maxilla + turbinal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull. n. The maxillo turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nasal concha — turbinate bone any of three thin scroll like bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity. The superior and middle nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone; the inferior nasal conchae are a separate pair of bones of the face. See: skull …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Nasal concha — Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior and middle in pink, and inferior in blue.) …   Wikipedia

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