middle meatus

noun

: a curved anteroposterior passage in each nasal cavity that is situated below the middle nasal concha and extends along the entire superior border of the inferior nasal concha compare inferior meatus, superior meatus

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“Middle meatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/middle%20meatus. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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