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| a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, where the vocal cords are located |
| the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera |
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turbinate tur·bi·nate (tûr'bə-nĭt, -nāt') or tur·bi·nat·ed (-nā'tĭd)
adj.
Shaped like a top.
Of or relating to a turbinate bone.
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turbinate
any of several thin, scroll-shaped bony elements forming the upper chambers of the nasal cavities. They increase the surface area of these cavities, thus providing for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lungs. In higher vertebrates the olfactory epithelium is associated with these upper chambers, resulting in keener sense of smell. In humans, who are less dependent on the sense of smell, the nasal conchae are much reduced. The components of the nasal conchae are the inferior, medial, superior, and supreme turbinates.
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