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  Latin        = meatus nasi inferior |
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  Caption      = Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Inferior meatus labeled at center right.) |
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The '''inferior meatus''', the largest of the three [[meatuses]] of the [[nose]], is the space between the [[inferior concha]] and the floor of the [[nasal cavity]]. 

It extends almost the entire length of the lateral wall of the [[nose]], is broader in front than behind, and presents anteriorly the lower [[orifice]] of the [[nasolacrimal canal]].

==Additional images==
<gallery>
 Image:Gray168.png|Left palatine bone. Nasal aspect. Enlarged.
 Image:Gray859.png|Coronal section of nasal cavities.
 Image:Gray994.png|Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx.
</gallery>

==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|33|04|12}}
* {{UMichAtlas|rsa1p6}} - Coronal section

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