HyperDic: turbinate

English > 3 senses of the word turbinate:
NOUNbodyturbinate, turbinate bone, turbinalany of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
ADJECTIVEpertturbinateof or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
allturbinate, coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorledin the shape of a coil
English > turbinate: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages.
Spanishcornete nasal
Nounsturbinate boneany of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
English > turbinate: 3 senses > adjective 2
MeaningIn the shape of a coil.
Synonymscoiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled
Broadercoiledcurled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
Spanishhelicoidal
Catalanhelicoïdal
English > turbinate: 3 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates.
Synonymsturbinate bone, turbinal
Part ofnose, olfactory organThe organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
Narrowernasal conchaOne of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishcornete, turbinal
Catalancornete, turbinal

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