MeSH definition : 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.;
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.