concha

1. The semidome vaulting of an apse; also called a conch.

2. In Spanish architecture and its derivatives, a decorative element in the form of the interior of a sea scallop; see shell-headed.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Concha

a semidome that serves as the ceiling of the semi-cylindrical portions of buildings (an apse or niche). The concha, which originated in eastern Hellenistic architecture, was popular in Roman and Byzantine architecture and in medieval Christian religious buildings. It was often filled with mosaics or frescoes depicting Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Christian saints.

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In our study the mean A-B gap closure waslo.2 dB for temporalis fascia, 4dB for temporalis fascia with conchal cartilage and 9.2dB in case of autograft incus.

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The various patterns of pneumatization seen were: absent in 1 (2%), conchal in 1 (2%), presellar in 12 (24%) and sellar in 36 (72%).

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We think that extreme conchal soft-tissue burden, conchal bone lamellar hypertrophies, and inferior concha topographic anomalies may have been effective in different responses to the treatment of INSS in our study.

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B: This photo shows the correct placement of a retractor and conchal former on the silicone model ear before placement of the securing cap (shown on the right).

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The dural and tegmen defects were repaired by using tensor fascia lata, auricular conchal cartilage grafts, and autogenous fibrin glue.

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