Definition of Turbinates. Meaning of Turbinates. Synonyms of Turbinates

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Definition of Turbinates

Turbinate
Turbinate Tur"bi*nate, v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]
Turbinate
Turbinate Tur"bi*nate, Turbinated Tur"bi*na`ted, a. [L. turbinatus, turbo, turben, -inis, a whirl, top.] 1. Whirling in the manner of a top. A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole. --Bentley. 2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root. 3. (Anat.) Turbinal. 4. (Zo["o]l.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.

Meaning of Turbinates from wikipedia

- turbinates condense moisture from the air and absorbs it for reuse. Dogs and other canids possess well-developed nasal turbinates. These turbinates allow...
- the inferior turbinates. In the case of turbinate reduction, only small amounts of turbinate tissue are removed because the turbinates are essential...
- conchae or turbinates, predominantly the inferior turbinates, which are by far the largest of the turbinates in each nasal fossa. Turbinates consist of...
- "concha") or turbinates. These turbinates disrupt the airflow, directing air toward the olfactory epithelium on the surface of the turbinates and the septum...
- nasal turbinate surgery or injury. Patients have usually undergone a turbinectomy (removal or reduction of structures inside the nose called turbinates) or...
- septoplasty. A turbinectomy is usually performed to resolve turbinate hypertrophy, where the turbinates are swollen and enlarged. Common causes of this condition...
- through the nasal cavity they widen, are known as nasal fossae, and contain turbinates and olfactory mucosa. The nasal cavity also connects to the paranasal...
- tracheostomy and choanal atresia. Nose is not used for air flow and the turbinates become swollen due to loss of vasomotor control. In choanal atresia there...
- to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha. The middle turbinates insert anteriorly into the frontal process of the maxilla and posteriorly...
- there are two large cylindrical "turban" eyes (also known as turbanate or turbinate eyes) that face upwards in addition to the lateral eyes. They are capable...