See Also: inferior turbinated bone(medicine)
middle turbinated bone(medicine)
supreme turbinated bone(medicine)
highest turbinated bone(medicine)
superior turbinated bone(medicine)
fourth turbinated bone(medicine)
inferior branch of pubic bone(medicine)
inferior surface of petrous part of temporal bone(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
turbinated(medicine)

inferior turbinated bone (medicine)


inferior turbinated bone -->
inferior nasal concha


A thin, spongy, bony plate with curved margins, on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, separating the middle from the inferior meatus; it articulates with the ethmoid, lacrimal, maxilla, and palate bones, the above bony plate and its thick mucoperiosteum containing an extensive cavernous vascular bed for heat exchange.

Synonym: concha nasalis inferior, inferior turbinated bone, turbinated body.