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turbinate
[ter´bĭ-nāt]1. shaped like a top; called also turbinal.
2. a nasal concha.
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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.
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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.
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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
See also: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, superior nasal concha, supreme nasal concha
[L. turbinatus, shaped like a top]
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turbinate
(of plant parts) shaped like an inverted cone.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Turbinate
Ridge-shaped cartilage or soft bony tissue inside the nose.
Mentioned in: Nasal Packing
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