superior nasal concha

English

Noun

superior nasal concha (plural superior nasal conchae)

1. (anatomy) The upper of two thin bony processes of the ethmoid bone on the lateral wall of each nasal fossa that forms the upper boundary of the superior meatus of the nose.

   Coordinate terms: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha

Translations

bony process of the ethmoid bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上鼻甲 (shàng bí jiǎ)

References

• “nasal concha”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.