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nasal concha

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any one of the three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: concha, turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: conca nasal — bony plate in the nasal cavity
  • Finnish: nenäkuorikko — bony plate in the nasal cavity
  • French: cornet nasal — bony plate in the nasal cavity
  • Hungarian: orrkagyló — bony plate in the nasal cavity
  • Portuguese: concha nasal — bony plate in the nasal cavity
  • Portuguese: corneto — bony plate in the nasal cavity
  • Russian: нижняя носовая ра́ковина (nižnjaja nosovaja rákovina) — bony plate in the nasal cavity