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turbinate
tur·bi·nate T0416500 (tûr′bə-nĭt, -nāt′)adj. also tur·bi·nat·ed (-nā′tĭd)1. Shaped like a top.2. Spinning like a top.3. Zoology Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.4. Anatomy Of, relating to, or designating a small curved bone that extends horizontally along the lateral wall of the nasal passage in mammals and birds.n. (-nāt′) Anatomy A turbinate bone.
[Latin turbinātus, from turbō, turbin-, spinning top; see turbine.]turbinate (ˈtɜːbɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt) or turbinaladj1. (Anatomy) anatomy of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages2. (Anatomy) shaped like a spiral or scroll3. (Zoology) (esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted conen4. (Anatomy) Also called: nasal concha a turbinate bone5. (Zoology) a turbinate shell[C17: from Latin turbō spinning top] ˌturbiˈnation ntur•bi•nate (ˈtɜr bə nɪt, -ˌneɪt)
adj. Also, tur′bi•nat`ed. 1. having the shape of an inverted cone; whorled; spiraled. 2. of or pertaining to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages. n. 3. a turbinate shell. [1655–65; < Latin turbinātus shaped like a top =turbin-, s. of turbō a top (see turbine) + -ātus -ate1] tur`bi•na′tion, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  turbinate - any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebratesturbinal, turbinate bonenasal concha - one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavitybone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesnose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" | | Adj. | 1. |  turbinate - of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages | | 2. |  turbinate - in the shape of a coil coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorledcoiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" |
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turbinate[′tər·bə·nət] (botany) Shaped like an inverted cone. (invertebrate zoology) Spiral with rapidly decreasing whorls from base to apex. turbinate
turbinate [ter´bĭ-nāt] 1. shaped like a top; called also turbinal.2. a nasal concha.tur·bi·nate (tŭr'bi-nāt), A bone shaped like a child's toy top, especially referring to turbinated bones. See: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, superior nasal concha, supreme nasal concha. turbinate (tûr′bə-nĭt, -nāt′)adj. also turbinated (-nā′tĭd)1. Shaped like a top.2. Anatomy Of, relating to, or designating a small curved bone that extends horizontally along the lateral wall of the nasal passage in mammals and birds.n. (-nāt′) Anatomy A turbinate bone.tur·bi·nate (tŭr'bi-nāt) 1. Shaped like a top. 2. Any of the turbinated bones.
See also: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, superior nasal concha, supreme nasal concha[L. turbinatus, shaped like a top]turbinate (of plant parts) shaped like an inverted cone.TurbinateRidge-shaped cartilage or soft bony tissue inside the nose.Mentioned in: Nasal Packingturbinate
Synonyms for turbinatenoun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebratesSynonymsRelated Words- nasal concha
- bone
- os
- nose
- olfactory organ
adj in the shape of a coilSynonyms- coiling
- helical
- spiral
- spiraling
- volute
- voluted
- whorled
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