columella nasi


columella

 [kol″u-mel´ah] (pl. columel´lae) (L.) a little column.columella na´si the fleshy external termination of the septum of the nose.

col·u·mel·la na·si

the nasal skin investing the medial crura of the lower lateral cartilages and separating the nostrils; connects cephalically to the membranous septum, which invests the caudal end of the septal cartilage.

columella nasi

The anterior part of the septum of the nose. See also: columella

col·u·mel·la na·si

(kolū-melă nāsī) Nasal skin investing medial crura of the lower lateral cartilages and separating the nostrils.