Definitions for turbinate



Overview of noun turbinate

The noun turbinate has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal

(any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates)


Overview of adj turbinate

The adj turbinate has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. turbinate

(of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages)

2. coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate

(in the shape of a coil)

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