turbinal
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).
Adjective edit
turbinal (comparative more turbinal, superlative most turbinal)
- Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
- (anatomy) 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.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
turbinal (plural turbinals)
- (anatomy) A turbinate bone.
Translations edit
nasal concha — see nasal concha