choana

Meaning

Noun

A funnel or funnel-shaped opening; an infundibulum.
A pair of apertures towards the back of the nasal cavity, opening into the nasopharynx.

Origin

Borrowing from New Latin choana, from Ancient Greek χοᾰ́νη ("funnel"), from χέω + -ᾰ́νη.

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