See Also: inferior turbinated bone(medicine)
ingravescent(medicine)
ingravescent(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
turbinated(medicine)
turbinated body(medicine)
turbinated bones(medicine)
turbinated crest(medicine)
fourth turbinated bone(medicine)
highest turbinated bone(medicine)

inferior turbinated bone (medicine) and ingravescent (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.


ingravescent (medicine)


ingravescent


Increasing in severity.

Origin: L. Ingravesco, to grow heavier, fr. Gravis, heavy