1. shaped like a cone or top; spiral
Usage: technical
2. relating to or designating certain scroll-shaped bones in the nasal cavity
Usage: anatomy

1. a scroll-shaped bone in the nasal cavity that helps filter and warm inhaled air
Usage: anatomy

Examples

• The turbinate bones help humidify the air we breathe.
• The doctor examined the patient’s swollen turbinates.
• Turbinate shells have a distinctive spiral shape.
• The turbinate structure maximizes surface area for air filtration.
• Chronic inflammation can affect the turbinate tissues.
• The fossil showed a perfectly preserved turbinate form.