turbinate bone

noun

A scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity.

Meanings

nounturbinate bone (plural turbinate bones)

plural turbinate bones

  1. anatomyA scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity.

    Synonyms: turbinate, nasal concha

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity.

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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