turbinate
11turbinate bone — also tur·bi·nat·ed bone tər bə .nāt əd n NASAL CONCHA * * * see nasal concha …
12turbinate bone — noun A scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity. Syn: turbinate, nasal concha …
13turbinate bone — noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates • Syn: ↑turbinate, ↑turbinal • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Hyponyms: ↑nasal concha • …
14turbinate — resembling an inverted cone …
15turbinate — adj. [L. turbo, a whirl] Top shaped; nearly conical with a round base; turbiniform …
16turbinate — shaped like a top or inverted cone Shapes and Resemblance …
17turbinate — [ tə:bɪnət] adjective chiefly Zoology (especially of a shell) shaped like a spinning top. ↘Anatomy relating to or denoting the turbinals. noun Anatomy a turbinal. Origin C17: from L. turbinatus, from turbo, turbin (see turbine) …
18turbinate — a.; (also turbinated) Top shaped …
19turbinate — tur·bi·nate …
20turbinate — a. spirally rolled; like a spinning top in shape; v.t. spin; whirl. ♦ turbinal, a. ♦ turbination, n …