turbinate
1.
(
adjective
) of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
2.
(
noun
) any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
Synonyms:
turbinal
,
turbinate bone
Related Words:
bone
,
nasal concha
,
os
3.
(
satellite adjective
) in the shape of a coil
Synonyms:
coiling
,
helical
,
spiral
,
spiraling
,
volute
,
voluted
,
whorled
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