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turbinal

[ tur-buh-nl ]

adjective



noun

  1. Anatomy. a turbinate bone.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of turbinal1

1575–85; < Latin turbin- (stem of ³Ù³Ü°ù²úÅ a whirlwind, top; turbine ) + -al 1
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Species with more olfactory receptor genes also tended to have more olfactory turbinals, bony structures in the nasal cavity that aid olfaction.

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In front of the brain cavity, the great tubular nasal cavities are provided with well-developed turbinal bones, and are roofed over by large nasals, broad behind, and ending in front in a narrow decurved point.

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On this latter effect probably depends the fact that many asthmatics are better in a city like London than elsewhere, the smoke relieving the turgescence of the inferior turbinals of the nose.

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Further evidence of its source in the last-named cavities may be gained by finding pus in the superior meatus above the middle turbinal on examination by posterior rhinoscopy.

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A, Immediately after removal of the intubation tube; hypertrophies like turbinals are seen projecting into the subglottic lumen.

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