turbinal vs turbinate

turbinal

noun
  • A turbinate bone. 

adj
  • 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. 

  • Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex. 

turbinate

noun
  • A turbinal or turbinate bone. 

verb
  • To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. 

adj
  • Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top). 

  • In the shape of a coil. 

  • Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone. 

  • Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. 

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