Associations to the word «Turbinate»
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Wiktionary
TURBINATE, adjective. Shaped or spinning like a top.
TURBINATE, adjective. In the shape of a coil.
TURBINATE, adjective. (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
TURBINATE, adjective. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
TURBINATE, noun. (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.
TURBINATE, verb. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
TURBINATE BONE, noun. (skeleton) A scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity.
TURBINATE BONES, noun. Plural of turbinate bone
Dictionary definition
TURBINATE, noun. Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates.
TURBINATE, adjective. Of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages.
TURBINATE, adjective. In the shape of a coil.
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