Medical Definition of Choana
1. The opening into the nasopharynx of the nasal cavity on either side. Synonym: isthmus pharyngonasalis, posterior naris, postnaris. Origin: Mod. L. Fr. G. Choane, a funnel (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Choana
Literary usage of Choana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1902)
"The President had made a careful examination, but did not think the partial
occlusion was on the choana itself, but behind it. It was a band extending up ..."
2. Atlas and Epitome of Diseases of the Mouth, Pharynx, and Nose by Ludwig Grünwald (1903)
"The posterior extremities of the middle turbinates appear within the frame of
the choana? as narrow, club-shaped structures. ..."
3. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1905)
"As to the relation of the palatine bone to the choana, we find in many turtles
a process of this bone extending itself for some distance along the outer ..."
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