Complete Definition of "turbinate"

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Adjective
turbinate

  1. Shaped or spinning like a top.
  2. In the shape of a coil.
  3. zoology Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
  4. anatomy Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.

Synonyms
coiling
helical
spiral
spiraling
volute
voluted
whorled

Noun
turbinate

  1. anatomy A turbinal or turbinate bone.

Synonyms
nasal concha

Category:Skeleton

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