adj
Meaning 1
Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
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Standard Lemma guide
turbinal
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adj
Meaning 2
Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A turbinate bone.
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noun
Meaning 4
any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: turbinate bone, turbinate
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Broader terms: bone, os
Narrower terms: nasal concha
History
Etymology
Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).