superior nasal concha

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superior nasal concha (plural superior nasal conchae)

  1. (anatomy) The upper of two thin bony processes of the ethmoid bone on the lateral wall of each nasal fossa that forms the upper boundary of the superior meatus of the nose.
    Coordinate terms: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha

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