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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A turbinate bone.
2. 2
   any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
2. 2
   Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

Synonyms

All synonyms

anfractuouscorkscrewhelicalnasal conchanasal conchaspiral

Etymology

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

Related phrases

turbinate bone

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