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Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
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turbinate
Word definitions for turbinate in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Turbinate \Tur"bi*nate\, Turbinated \Tur"bi*na`ted\, a. [L. turbinatus, turbo, turben, -inis, a whirl, top.] Whirling in the manner of a top. A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole. --Bentley. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling , helical , spiral , spiraling , volute , voluted , whorled ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 Shaped or spinning like a top. 2 In the shape of a coil. 3 (context zoology English) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells. 4 (context anatomy English) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone. n. (context ...
Usage examples of turbinate.
Grove describes a necrosed inferior turbinated bone, to which was attached a coffee-grain which had been retained in the nostril for twenty years.
Testaceous turbinated exanguious animals—and before you ask, I have subdivided them into those with, and without, spiral convolutions.
Fortunately, the nose is equipped with various other defenses besides nose hairs, notably the turbinate bones.