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
Derived forms
turbination (ˌturbiˈnation)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin turbō spinning top
Examples of 'nasal concha' in a sentence
nasal concha
Nasal polyps orginating from the superior nasal concha with choanal extension are extremely rare.
Mehmet Kelles, Israfil Orhan, Selman Sarica, Mehmet Fatih Inci 2013, 'A Case of Choanal Polyp Originating From the Superior Nasal Concha', Medicine Sciencehttp://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=31457. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Immunohistochemically the antigen was detected in the nasal concha and trachea.
Rini I Damayanti, Sudarisman 2005, 'Pathogenicity of local isolate virus BHV-1 as the aetiological agent of InfectiousBovine Rhinotracheitis in Bali Cattle', Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veterinerhttp://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/jitv/article/view/447/456. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)