| 单词 | turbinate |
| 释义 | turbinate (once / 120606 pages) 1adj 2adjn WORD FAMILY turbinate: turbinates USAGE EXAMPLESAll mammals have some ability to do this, even humans, thanks to scroll-like bones called turbinates that increase the surface area inside the nose. National Geographic(Feb 04, 2016) As the inhaled air passes through the nose, it is moisturized and humidified thanks to a complex multiple layer structure called turbinates. US News(Sep 23, 2015) The turbinates might have offered other benefits as well. Science Magazine(Oct 16, 2014) 1 adj in the shape of a coil 2Syn coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled coiled curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) 1adj of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages 2n any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates Syn|Hypo|Hyper turbinal, turbinate bone nasal concha one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity bone, os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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