CONCHA (conchae)

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Irregular inflected form: conchae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does concha mean? 

• CONCHA (noun)
  The noun CONCHA has 1 sense:

1. (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

  Familiarity information: CONCHA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCHA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("concha" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concha"):

nasal concha (one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity)

 Context examples 

An epithelium located in the roof, superior conchae, and septum of the nasal cavity.

(Olfactory Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)

It is located posterior to the frontal process of the maxilla and articulates with the inferior nasal concha, ethmoid, frontal, and maxillary bones.

(Lacrimal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

The cavity-like space in the lower portion of the concha that forms the vestibule, leading to the external acoustic meatus.

(Cavum Conchae, NCI Thesaurus)