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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

/tur·bi·nate/ (-nāt)

1. shaped like a top.

2. any of the nasal conchae.

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.

turbinate

[tur′binit]

Etymology: L, turbinum, top-shaped

1 pertaining to a scroll shape.

2 pertaining to the concha nasalis.

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.

Turbinate

Ridge-shaped cartilage or soft bony tissue inside the nose.

Mentioned in: Nasal Packing

turbinal, turbinate

1. shaped like a top.

2. turbinate bone (concha nasalis ossea).

References in periodicals archive ?

An unusual lateral ostium of a concha bullosa of the middle turbinate.

Endoscopic view of a drainage pathway of a concha bullosa

A diathermy needle was inserted into the anterior end of the inferior turbinate and advanced up to the posterior end submucosally.

Inferior turbinectomy versus submucosal diathermy--our experience

Following the removal of the lateral lamella, a bony enlargement within the concha bullosa was gently separated from the inner surface of the medial lamella, preserving the middle turbinate attachment to the lamina cribrosa.

Solitary Osteoma within the Cavity of a Pneumatized Middle Turbinate

The goals of surgical reduction of inferior turbinate hypertrophy are to preserve mucosal functions, maximize the nasal passages and to minimize complication rates with reduction of turbinates' submucosal tissue and bone.

COMPARISON OF POST OPERATIVE NASAL PATENCY FOLLOWING SUBMUCOSAL DIATHERMY OF INFERIOR TURBINATE WITH MICRODEBRIDER-ASSISSTED TURBINOPLASTY

The dorsal nasal turbinate has a sinus at the level of caudal face of second premolar tooth (Fig.

Gross Anatomy of Nasal Cavity of Kenguri Sheep (Ovis aries)

Table 2: Stratification of efficacy of cryosurgery and submucosal diathermy for inferior turbinate hypertrophy with age.

COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF CRYOSURGERY AND SUBMUCOSAL DIATHERMY FOR INFERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY

Keywords: Concha hypertrophy, Radiofrequency, Lateral displacement, Treatment, Inferior turbinate.

Nasal obstruction: Comparison of radiofrequency with lateral displacement of the inferior turbinate and radiofrequency alone

It is claimed that sensation of nasal obstruction in the immediate postoperative period in conventional inferior turbinate reduction is due to mucosal edema following this relatively traumatic type of surgery.

The use of Nd: YAG laser for inferior turbinectomy, a comparative study

The Middle Turbinate and Superior Turbinate, presented a total dimension higher than the others, between 2mm and 6.

Investigating the effectiveness of three-dimensional-printing for producing realistic physical surgical training phantoms

Those infected with aMPV showed viral RNA in nasal turbinate (Table 2) and trachea homogenate (data not shown) by aMPV specific RT-PCR on days 3, 5, and 7 postexposure.

Human metapneumovirus in Turkey poults

Tubal obstruction by foreign bodies (5) and aspiration of turbinates leading to respiratory distress (6) following nasotracheal intubation have been previously reported.

Nasotracheal tube occlusion from adenoid trauma

Among the 34 patients who had a second-look procedure, antrostomies were dosed in 30 patients, 18 had significant granulation, and 20 had a lateralized middle turbinate.