Meanings
nounnasal concha (plural nasal conchae)
plural nasal conchae
- anatomyAny one of the three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.
Synonyms: turbinate, turbinate bone, turbinal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny one of the three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.
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Translations
Catalan conca nasal
- conca nasalbony plate in the nasal cavity
Finnish nenäkuorikko
- nenäkuorikkobony plate in the nasal cavity
French cornet nasal
- cornet nasalbony plate in the nasal cavity
Hungarian orrkagyló
- orrkagylóbony plate in the nasal cavity
Portuguese concha nasal, corneto
- concha nasalbony plate in the nasal cavity
- cornetobony plate in the nasal cavity
Russian нижняя носовая ра́ковина
- нижняя носовая ра́ковина (nižnjaja nosovaja rákovina)bony plate in the nasal cavity
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APA
nasal concha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20concha
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“nasal concha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20concha. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasal concha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20concha.
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