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Nasal concha

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-018127

The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. Turbinates, also called nasal concha, increase the surface area of nasal cavity thus providing a mechanism for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lung.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-018127
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018127",
  "term": "Nasal concha",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Nasal Concha",
  "definition": "The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. Turbinates, also called nasal concha, increase the surface area of nasal cavity thus providing a mechanism for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lung.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nasal-concha/"
}

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