Turbinate Bone (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The superior turbinate bone is the highest and most posterior of the turbinate bones.
- The inferior turbinate bone is an independent bone that is not part of the ethmoid bone.
- The turbinate bones are crucial for humidifying and warming the air we breathe.
- The nasal septum and turbinate bones divide the nasal passages into four air-filled cavities.
- The middle turbinate bone is often times referred to as the "groundhog" of nasal turbine bones.