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Body Regions > Head > Face > Nose > Nasal Cavity
Sense Organs > Nose > Nasal Cavity
Respiratory System > Nose > Nasal Cavity

Preferred term

Nasal Cavity  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The proximal portion of the respiratory passages on either side of the NASAL SEPTUM. Nasal cavities, extending from the nares to the NASOPHARYNX, are lined with ciliated NASAL MUCOSA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Nasal Cavities

In other languages

  • French

  • Cavité nasale
  • Cavités nasales
  • Fosses nasales

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F6XZ0ZB7-H

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