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turbinate
[ tur-buh-nit, -neyt ]
adjective
- Also ٳܰb·Բe. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled.
- Anatomy. of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates.
- inversely conical.
noun
- a turbinate shell.
- Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone.
turbinate
/ ˈtɜːbɪnəl; -ˌneɪt; ˈtɜːbɪnɪt /
adjective
- anatomy of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- shaped like a spiral or scroll
- (esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone
noun
- Also callednasal concha a turbinate bone
- a turbinate shell
Derived Forms
- ˌٳܰˈԲپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ٳܰb·ԲtDz noun
- ԴDz·ٳܰb·Բٱ adjective
- ԴDz·ٳܰb·Բe adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of turbinate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of turbinate1
Example Sentences
The most surprising part, he adds, is that cats “have a lot more of those turbinates, compared to rats or humans.”
All mammals have some ability to do this, even humans, thanks to scroll-like bones called turbinates that increase the surface area inside the nose.
As the inhaled air passes through the nose, it is moisturized and humidified thanks to a complex multiple layer structure called turbinates.
The turbinates might have offered other benefits as well.
Virus titers were determined in the nasal turbinates, trachea, and lungs collected postmortem from the euthanized ferrets.
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