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turbinal

Pronunciation: /ˈtəːbɪn(ə)l/
Definition of turbinal

noun

(usually turbinals) Anatomy & Zoology
  • each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity in humans and other warm-blooded vertebrates, covered in mucous membrane.

Origin:

late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense 'top-shaped'): from Latin turbo, turbin- 'spinning top' + -al

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