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turbinate bone

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  • noun anatomy A scrolled spongy bone of the nasal cavity.

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  • noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. nasal concha
  2. turbinate

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. bone
  2. os

hyponyms (1)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. nasal concha

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