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Definition of Turbinal

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

Definition of Turbinal

1. a. 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.

2. n. A turbinal bone or cartilage.

Definition of Turbinal

1. Adjective. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) A turbinate bone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turbinal

1. a bone of the nasal passage [n -S]

Medical Definition of Turbinal

1. 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. There are usually several of these plates in each nasal chamber. The upper ones, connected directly with the ethmoid bone, are called ethmoturbinals, and the lower, connected with the maxillae, maxillo-turbinals. Incurved portions of the wall of the nasal chamber are sometimes called pseudoturbinals, to distinguish them from the true turbinals which are free outgrowths into the chambers. Origin: L. Turbo, turben, -inis, a top, whirl. A turbinal bone or cartilage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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