turbinate

• Adjectif désuet qualifiant ce qui a la forme d'une toupie ou d'un cône, souvent employé dans d'anciens textes d'anatomie ou de botanique.

An obsolete adjective describing something shaped like a spinning top or cone, often used in older anatomical or botanical texts.

1. Nasal anatomyC2formalmedical

   Relating to the scroll-shaped bones inside the nasal passages that help warm and humidify inhaled air.

   Cornet nasal

   • The surgeon examined the patient's turbinate bones for any obstruction.
   • Chronic inflammation can cause the turbinate tissues to swell.
   • Turbinate hypertrophy is a common cause of nasal congestion.

   Synonymesturbinal

2. Coiled or spiral shapeC2formal

   Having a shape that resembles a coil or spiral, like a scroll or a cone.

   en forme de spirale ou de cône

   • The shell of the mollusk had a turbinate form.
   • The architect designed a turbinate staircase in the building.
   • The fossil displayed a distinct turbinate structure.

   Synonymescoiledconvolutedhelicalspiralvolutedwhorled

• Nom désignant l'une des fines lamelles osseuses enroulées situées dans les fosses nasales chez l'être humain et les autres vertébrés.

A noun referring to any of the scrolled, spongy bones located within the nasal passages of humans and other vertebrates.

1. Nasal bone structureC2formalmedical

   Any of the small, scroll-shaped bones located inside the nasal passages that help warm and humidify inhaled air.

   Corne nasale

   • The surgeon examined the patient's turbinates for signs of inflammation.
   • Swollen turbinates can cause difficulty breathing through the nose.
   • The turbinates play a key role in filtering the air we breathe.

   Synonymesconchaturbinalturbinate bone