See Also: inferior nasal concha(medicine)
middle nasal concha(medicine)
superior nasal concha(medicine)
supreme nasal concha(medicine)
concha nasalis inferior(medicine)
inferior nasal colliculus(medicine)
inferior nasal arteriole of retina(medicine)
inferior nasal venule of retina(medicine)
posterior inferior nasal branches of greater palatine nerve(medicine)
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inferior nasal concha (medicine)


inferior nasal concha


A thin, spongy, bony plate with curved margins, on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, separating the middle from the inferior meatus; it articulates with the ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla, and palate bones, the above bony plate and its thick mucoperiosteum containing an extensive cavernous vascular bed for heat exchange.

Synonym: concha nasalis inferior, inferior turbinated bone, turbinated body.