Turbinal

Origin

Latin turbinis ("a top, whirl").

Full definition of turbinal

Adjective

1. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
2. (anatomy) 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.

Derived terms

• ethmoturbinal
• pseudoturbinal

Noun

1. (anatomy) A turbinate bone.

Anagrams

• tribunal