See Also: Santorini's concha(medicine)
Santorini(tourism)
santorini(medicine)
incisurae santorini(medicine)
Santorini's vein(medicine)
Santorini's tubercle(medicine)
Santorini's plexus(medicine)
Santorini's muscle(medicine)
Santorini's labyrinth(medicine)
Santorini's incisures(medicine)

murein (iou) and Santorini's concha (medicine)


murein (iou)



murein noun. M20.
[from Latin murus wall + -ein, after PROTEIN.]
Biochemistry. A structural polymer forming the cell walls of many bacteria, consisting of glycosaminoglycan chains interlinked with short peptides. Cf. MUCOPEPTIDE, PEPTIDOGLYCAN.

Santorini's concha (medicine)


Santorini's concha -->
supreme nasal concha


A small concha frequently present on the posterosuperior part of the lateral nasal wall; it overlies the supreme nasal meatus.

Synonym: concha nasalis suprema, fourth turbinated bone, highest concha, highest turbinated bone, Santorini's concha, concha santorini, supraturbinal, supreme concha, supreme turbinated bone, turbinated body.