In anatomy, a nasal concha (or turbinate) is a long, narrow and curled bone shelf (shaped like an elongated sea-shell) that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose. Turbinate bone refers to any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in vertebrates. In humans, the turbinates divide the nasal airway into four groove-like air pas...
any of several thin, scroll-shaped bony elements forming the upper chambers of the nasal cavities. They increase the surface area of these cavities, ... [5 related articles]
(kong;kua) A scroll-like bone extending medially from the lateral wall of the nasal cavity; also called a turbinate bone.
[n] - one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
noun one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
turbinate (def. 5).