turbinal

English

Etymology

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

Adjective

turbinal (comparative more turbinal, superlative most turbinal)

1. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
2. (anatomy) 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.

Derived terms

• ethmoturbinal
• pseudoturbinal

Noun

turbinal (plural turbinals)

1. (anatomy) A turbinate bone.

Translations

nasal concha — see nasal concha

See also

• turban

Anagrams

• anti-blur, untribal, tribunal