Definition of Turbinate bone

1. Noun. Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates.

Exact synonyms: Turbinal, Turbinate
Specialized synonyms: Nasal Concha
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Nose, Olfactory Organ

Definition of Turbinate bone

1. Noun. (skeleton) A scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turbinate Bone

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turbidly
turbidness
turbidnesses
turbidometric
turbidometry
turbillion
turbillions
turbimetric
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turbinado
turbinal
turbinal varix
turbinals
turbinate
turbinate bone (current term)
turbinate bones
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turbinated body
turbinated bones
turbinated crest
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turbine
turbinectomy
turbined
turbinelike
turbinella
turbinellas

Literary usage of Turbinate bone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Diseases of the Nose and Throat by David Braden Kyle (1900)
"As a rule, enlargement is limited to the membrane covering the turbinate bone. If the bone is enlarged, it is usually due to a cystic condition as seen in ..."

2. Practical Anatomy a Manual of Dissections by Christopher Heath (1877)
"Middle turbinate bone. Na-;,l bone. Crista galli of the ethmoid. ... Opening of the sphenoidal sinus Superior turbinate bone. Superior meatus. ..."

3. Clinical Journal (1901)
"This operation of removal of a portion of the middle turbinate bone may be quite easy or extremely -difficult ; if the anterior end of the bone is en- ..."

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