Conch
Conch
Conch (/kɒŋk/ or /kɒntʃ/) is a common name applied to a number of different medium to large-sized sea snails or their shells. The term generally applies to large snails whose shell has a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal.
Etymology
The word "conch" is derived from the Latin concha, which means "shell". This term was later adopted into English via the Old French conque meaning "to conquer".
Medical Relevance
In the medical field, the term "conch" is also used to refer to the concha, a part of the human ear. The concha is the hollow space in the external ear that leads to the auditory canal, a critical part of the ear's function in hearing.
Related Terms
- Concha (anatomy): The concha is a part of the ear, named due to its resemblance to a conch shell. It is divided into two parts: the concha cavum and the concha cymba.
- Auditory canal: The auditory canal, also known as the external acoustic meatus, is a tube through which sound waves are directed from the concha to the tympanic membrane (eardrum).
- Tympanic membrane: The tympanic membrane, or eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Conch
- Wikipedia's article - Conch
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