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turbinate

tur·bi·nate

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noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates

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adjective

1.

of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages

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From Latin turbinatus.

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