turbinal

turbinal
    n 1: any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in
         man and other vertebrates [syn: {turbinate bone},
         {turbinate}, {turbinal}]
    

Turbinal \Tur"bi*nal\, a. [L. turbo, turben, -inis, a top,
   whirl.] (Anat.)
   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.
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   Note: 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.
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Turbinal \Tur"bi*nal\, n. (Anat.)
   A turbinal bone or cartilage.
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