turbinal
adjectiveHaving the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
nounA turbinate bone.
Same as
In zoology and anatomy:
nounA turbinate bone; one of the spongy or scroll-like bones of the nasal passages specified as ethmoturbinal, maxilloturbinal, and sphenoturbinal (see the distinctive names). See
In the Ophidia, a bone of the skull different from . See the quotation, and cut under
A turbinal bone or cartilage.
adjectiveRolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; — applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.
adjectiveHaving the shape of a
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