sphenoturbinal

sphenoturbinal
I. \\|sfē(ˌ)nō+\ adjective
Etymology: sphen- + turbinal
: of, relating to, constituting, or situated near a pair of small curved plates of bone at the anterior and inferior part of the body of the sphenoid bone that in man remain attached to the sphenoid until the age of puberty
II. noun (-s)
: a sphenoturbinal bone

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  • sphenoturbinal — Denoting the concha sphenoidalis. * * * sphe·no·tur·bi·nal (sfe″no turґbĭ nəl) both sphenoid and turbinate, or pertaining to the sphenoid and turbinate bones …   Medical dictionary

  • sphenoturbinal — sphe·no·turbinal …   English syllables

  • sphenoturbinal bone — concha sphenoidalis …   Medical dictionary

  • sphenoturbinal ossicle — concha sphenoidalis …   Medical dictionary

  • concha sphenoidalis — [TA] sphenoidal concha: a thin curved plate of bone at the anterior and lower part of the body of the sphenoid bone, on either side, forming part of the roof of the nasal cavity; called also sphenoturbinal bone or ossicle and Bertin bone or… …   Medical dictionary

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