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/terr"beuh nl/, adj.1. turbinate.n.2. Anat. a turbinate bone.[1575-85; < L turbin- (s. of turbo a whirlwind, top; see TURBINE) + -AL1]
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Turbinal — Tur bi*nal, n. (Anat.) A turbinal bone or cartilage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turbinal — Tur bi*nal, a. [L. turbo, turben, inis, a top, whirl.] (Anat.) Rolled 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turbinal — 1. adjective Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex. 2. noun A turbinate bone … Wiktionary
turbinal — SYN: turbinated body (1). * * * tur·bi·nal tər bən əl n NASAL CONCHA * * * tur·bi·nal (turґbĭ nəl) [L. turbinalis, from turbo a child s top] turbinate … Medical dictionary
turbinal — tur|bi|nal <Adj.> (Technik): gewunden … Universal-Lexikon
turbinal — tur|bi|nal <zu ↑Turbine u. 1↑...al> gewunden (Techn.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
turbinal — adj. spiral; of or pertaining to some scroll like bones in the nasal chambers n. nasal concha, spiral bones in the nose (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
turbinal — [ tə:bɪn(ə)l] noun Anatomy & Zoology each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity, covered in mucous membrane. Origin C16 (in the sense top shaped ): from L. turbo, turbin spinning top + al … English new terms dictionary
turbinal — tur·bi·nal … English syllables
turbinal — /ˈtɜbənəl/ (say terbuhnuhl) adjective 1. turbinate. –noun 2. Anatomy a turbinate bone. {Latin turbo top + al1} …
