Turbinate definition

Turbinate

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WordNet

(1) In the shape of a coil

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

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

WiktionaryText

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