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turbinal

[tur-buh-nl]

adjective

turbinate.

noun

Anatomy. a turbinate bone.

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a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from of the spinal cord and joins with another bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves

the movable organ in the floor of the mouth functioning in eating, tasting, and in speaking

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Origin:
1575–85; < Latin turbin- (stem of turbō a whirlwind, top; see turbine) + -al¹

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turbinate or turbinal (ˈtɜːbɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt, ˈtɜːbɪn^əl)

—*adj*
1.	anatomy of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
2.	shaped like a spiral or scroll
3.	(esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone

—n
4.	Also called: nasal concha a turbinate bone
5.	a turbinate shell

[C17: from Latin turbō spinning top]

turbinal or turbinal

—*adj*

—n

[C17: from Latin turbō spinning top]

turbi'nation or turbinal

—n

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