TURBINAL


Meaning of TURBINAL in English

[ 'tə:bɪn(ə)l ]

■ noun Anatomy & Zoology each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity, covered in mucous membrane.

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'top-shaped'): from L. turbo , turbin- 'spinning top' + -al .

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