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nasal meatus ThesaurusNoun | 1. | nasal meatus - the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchaemeatus - a natural body passageway | EncyclopediaSeemeatusnasal meatus
na·sal me·a·tus [TA] any of four passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projection of the conchae: inferior nasal meatus [TA] (meatus nasi inferior [TA]), lies below the inferior concha; middle nasal meatus [TA] (meatus nasi medius [TA]), lies between the middle and inferior conchae; superior nasal meatus [TA] (meatus nasi superior [TA]), lies between the superior and middle conchae; common nasal meatus [TA] (meatus nasi communis [TA]) is the part of the nasal cavity between the conchae and the nasal septum. Synonym(s): meatus nasi [TA]na·sal me·a·tus (nā'zăl mē-ā'tŭs) [TA] The three passages (inferior, middle, superior) in the nasal cavity formed by the projection of the conchae. Synonym(s): meatus nasi. nasal meatus Related to nasal meatus: nasal sinus, nasal fossa, nasal spineWords related to nasal meatusnoun the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchaeRelated Words |