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turbinate
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
Synonyms Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)The natural anatomical and physiological defensive features of the upper respiratory_tract , such_as the turbinates of the nose and the cilia of the trachea and larger bronchi , are capable of impinging out the larger particles to which we are ordinarily exposed in our daily existence . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
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