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CHOANA [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

One of the pair of openings between the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx.

OBS

choana: The plural form is "choanae."

OBS

choana : English and Latin designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • choanae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Chacun des deux orifices postérieurs de la cavité nasale.

OBS

Situés de chaque côté du septum nasal, [les choanes] s'ouvrent dans la partie nasale du pharynx.

OBS

choane : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

choana : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Nariz (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Abertura que comunica los conductos nasales con la cavidad bucofaríngea en los vertebrados pulmonados, permitiendo la respiración con la boca cerrada.

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