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con·cha

 (kŏng′kə)
n. pl. con·chae (-kē′)
1. Anatomy Any of various structures, such as the external ear, that resemble a shell in shape. Also called conch.
2. Architecture The half dome over an apse.

[Late Latin, semidome, from Latin, mussel shell; see conch.]

con′chal (-kəl) adj.
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Formal meatoplasty, including removal of conchal cartilage, was also performed.
(5) A temporalis fascia graft or conchal cartilage graft was harvested and placed over the manubrium mallei and under the annulus.
Cartilage was harvested from the tragus in 16 cases and from conchal cartilage in 12 cases.
The glove tip is then sutured into place in the surrounding conchal bowl with 5.0 fast-absorbing gut.
Corresponde a un extenso conchal de 5.000 [m.sup.2] con una densidad estratigrafica de 2,5 m de profundidad, y comprende una secuencia de al menos ocho eventos ocupacionales del Holoceno Medio, que habitaron el sitio como un asentamiento multifuncional.
Air-bone gap closure is also greater for temporalis fascia when used alone compared to when it is used along with conchal cartilage.
Un conchal preceramico en la bahia teniente y sus correlaciones con la cultura Huentelauquen.
In our study, we preferred to use the conchal cartilage island to reinforce the head of the PORP to avoid extrusion.
For the cartilage group, the cartilage was harvested from the conchal bowl in those who had a postaural incision and from the tragus in those who had an endaural incision.
1[??] ov., punta Sabana, Conchal, 5.V.1984 (UCR 1926-01).
(5) Septal cartilage has less chance of cartilage reabsorption compared to conchal cartilage.