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Definition of turbinal in English: turbinalnoun ˈtəːbɪn(ə)lˈtərbənl usually turbinalsAnatomy Zoology Each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity in humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates, covered in mucous membrane. Example sentencesExamples - The skulls of aardvarks are elongate and conical, and aardvarks have a more elaborate set of turbinal bones than any other mammal.
- At least in mammals, turbinals come in at least two functional varieties.
- In mammals, the ethmoid ossifies to form the turbinals, convoluted bones in the nasal cavity that are covered by olfactory sense organs.
- The auditory bullae and the turbinals also tend to be large and complex.
Origin Late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense 'top-shaped'): from Latin turbo, turbin- 'spinning top' + -al. Definition of turbinal in US English: turbinalnounˈtərbənl usually turbinalsAnatomy Zoology Each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity in humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates, covered in mucous membrane. Example sentencesExamples - The skulls of aardvarks are elongate and conical, and aardvarks have a more elaborate set of turbinal bones than any other mammal.
- At least in mammals, turbinals come in at least two functional varieties.
- In mammals, the ethmoid ossifies to form the turbinals, convoluted bones in the nasal cavity that are covered by olfactory sense organs.
- The auditory bullae and the turbinals also tend to be large and complex.
Origin Late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘top-shaped’): from Latin turbo, turbin- ‘spinning top’ + -al. |