- Concept UI
- M0022166
- Scope Note
- 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.
- Terms
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Turbinates
Preferred Term
Term UI
T042185
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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Conchae Nasales
Term UI
T042184
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Nasal Concha
Term UI
T710282
Date11/29/2007
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2009)