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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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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.
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col·u·mel·la na·si

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