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turbination

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tur⋅bi⋅nate

  [tur-buh-nit, -neyt]
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–adjective
1. Also, tur⋅bi⋅nat⋅ed. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled.
2. Anatomy. of or pertaining to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates.
3. inversely conical.
–noun
4. a turbinate shell.
5. Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone.
Origin:
1655–65; < L turbinātus shaped like a top, equiv. to turbin- (s. of turbō a top; see turbine ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
tur⋅bi⋅na⋅tion, noun
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tur·bi·na·tion   (tûr'bə-nā'shən)   
n.  A turbinate formation.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2turbinate
Function: noun
: NASAL CONCHA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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turbinate tur·bi·nate (tûr'bə-nĭt, -nāt') or tur·bi·nat·ed (-nā'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Shaped like a top.

  2. Of or relating to a turbinate bone.

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