turbinal

[ tur-buh-nl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

1575–85; < Latin turbin- (stem of turbō a whirlwind, top; turbine ) + -al ¹

The middle turbinal, in that case, will probably have been already removed.

The uppermost lamella of each ethmo-turbinal is larger than the others and more distinct.

The vomer is well developed, and the ethmo-turbinal always forms part of the boundary of the orbit.

In many cases of hypertrophic rhinitis it is necessary to remove portions of redundant turbinal tissue.

Part of the healthy inferior turbinal may also require removal—as in the radical operation on the maxillary sinus.

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