turbinate

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

(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.

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.

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