agger nasi

agger nasi
[TA] ridge of nose: a ridgelike elevation midway between the anterior extremity of the middle nasal concha and the inner surface of the dorsum of the nose; called also nasoturbinal concha.

Agger nasi, an elevation anterior to the middle concha on the lateral nasal wall, above the atrium of the middle meatus.


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