ethmoturbinals

ethmoturbinals
The conchae of the ethmoid bone; the superior and middle conchae; occasionally a third, the supreme concha, exists.

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  • Parethmoid — Par*eth moid, a. [Pref. para + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. n. A parethmoid bone. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Turbinal — Tur bi*nal, a. [L. turbo, turben, inis, a top, whirl.] (Anat.) Rolled in a spiral; scroll like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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