ALL meanings of turbinate
tur·bi·nate
T t - adjective turbinate Also, turbinated. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled. 1
- adjective turbinate Anatomy. of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates. 1
- adjective turbinate inversely conical. 1
- noun turbinate a turbinate shell. 1
- noun turbinate Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone. 1
- adjective turbinate of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages 0
- adjective turbinate shaped like a spiral or scroll 0
- adjective turbinate (esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone 0
- noun turbinate a turbinate bone 0
- noun turbinate a turbinate shell 0
- adjective turbinate shaped like a cone resting on its apex, as a molluskan shell 0
- adjective turbinate shaped like a scroll or spiral; specif., designating or of any of certain spiral, spongy bones in the nasal passages 0