turbinate

English - Turkish

Definition of turbinate in English Turkish dictionary: kıvrıklı; (Tıp) Bakınız: Turbial; kivrikli; kıvrımlı
turbinate bone: burun kemiği

English - English

Definition of turbinate in English English dictionary: A turbinal or turbinate bone; Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone; Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells; Shaped or spinning like a top; In the shape of a coil; {a} twisted, spiral, made like a cone or top; Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root; {s} spiral; of or pertaining to some scroll-like bones in the nasal chambers; To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl; any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates; Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; said of certain shells; specialized formation of the bone in the nasal cavity that allows more area for the breathed air to be cleaned by lysozymes; Structure inside the nose that humidifies and filters air; Turbinal; Whirling in the manner of a top; {i} turbinate shell; nasal concha, spiral bones in the nose (Anatomy); small, shelf-like, cartilaginous structures covered by mucous membranes, which protrude into the nasal airway to help warm, humidify, and cleanse inhaled air on its way to the lungs; The organ inside the nose (one on each side) that humidifies, filters, and warms inspired air When too large, the turbinates can actually be responsible for causing nasal obstruction; of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
turbinate bone: A scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity
turbinate bones: plural form of turbinate bone
turbinate bone: any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
turbination: The act of spinning or whirling, as a top