turbinate bone

Other forms: turbinate bones

Definitions of turbinate bone

1. noun

   any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
   synonyms: turbinal, turbinate

   types:

   nasal concha

   one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity

   type of:

   bone, os

   rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates