Turbinate
adjective
1.
Also, turbinated. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled.
2.
Anatomy. of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates.
3.
inversely conical.
noun
4.
a turbinate shell.
5.
Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone.
adjective
1.
(anatomy) of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
2.
shaped like a spiral or scroll
3.
(esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone
noun
4.
Also called nasal concha. a turbinate bone
5.
a turbinate shell
turbinate tur·bi·nate (tûr’bə-nĭt, -nāt’) or tur·bi·nat·ed (-nā’tĭd)
adj.
Shaped like a top.
Of or relating to a turbinate bone.
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