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turbinate
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turbinate /tur·bi·nate/ (-nāt)
1. shaped like a top.
2. any of the nasal conchae.
tur·bi·nate (tûrb-nt, -nt) or tur·bi·nat·ed (-ntd)
adj.
1. Shaped like a top.
2. Of or relating to a turbinate bone.
Turbinate
Ridge-shaped cartilage or soft bony tissue inside the nose.
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turbinate
[tur′binit]
Etymology: L, turbinum, top-shaped
1 pertaining to a scroll shape.
2 pertaining to the concha nasalis.
turbinate [ter´bĭ-nāt]
1. shaped like a top; called also turbinal.
2. a nasal concha.
turbinal, turbinate
1. shaped like a top.
2. turbinate bone (concha nasalis ossea).
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