inferior meatus

inferior meatus
inferior meatus n a space extending along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity between the inferior nasal concha and the floor of the nasal cavity compare MIDDLE MEATUS, SUPERIOR MEATUS

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  • Inferior meatus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = meatus nasi inferior GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 195 Caption = Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Inferior meatus labeled at center right.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber =… …   Wikipedia

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  • area vestibularis inferior meatus acustici interni — [TA] inferior vestibular area of internal acoustic meatus: the lower portion of the fundus of the internal acoustic meatus, transmitting fibers of the saccular nerve …   Medical dictionary

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  • meatus nasi inferior — [TA] inferior meatus of nose: the space beneath the inferior nasal concha, into which the nasolacrimal duct opens …   Medical dictionary

  • Inferior nasal concha — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = concha nasi inferior, concha nasalis inferior GraySubject = 42 GrayPage = 169 Caption = Medial wall of left orbit. (Inferior nasal concha visible in center in yellow.) Caption2 = Figure 1: Lateral wall of… …   Wikipedia

  • Meatus — An opening or passageway. For example, the female urethral meatus. The urethra is the transport tube from the bladder to the outside of the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus of the female urethra is just above… …   Medical dictionary

  • Meatus nasi — menschliche Nase Die Nase (lat. nasus) ist in der Anatomie das Organ von Wirbeltieren, das die Nasenlöcher sowie die Nasenhöhle beherbergt. Bei den Menschen und den meisten anderen Säugetieren liegt die Nase entweder im Gesichtszentrum oder an… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • meatus of nose — see m. nasi inferior, m. nasi medius, and m. nasi superior …   Medical dictionary

  • middle meatus — n a curved anteroposterior passage in each nasal cavity that is situated below the middle nasal concha and extends along the entire superior border of the inferior nasal concha compare INFERIOR MEATUS, SUPERIOR MEATUS …   Medical dictionary

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