| turbinated | 1. Whirling in the manner of a top. "A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole." (Bentley) 2. <botany> Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root. 3. <anatomy> Turbinal. 4. <zoology> Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; said of certain shells. Origin: L. Turbinatus, turbo, turben, -inis, a whirl, top. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| turbinated body | A concha with its covering of mucous membrane and other soft parts. Synonym: turbinal. Synonym: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, superior nasal concha, supreme nasal concha. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbinated bones | See: inferior nasal concha, middle nasal concha, superior nasal concha, supreme nasal concha. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbinated crest | Bony ridge which articulates with, or provides attachment for, the inferior nasal concha. See: conchal crest of maxilla, conchal crest of palatine bone. Synonym: crista conchalis, turbinated crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbinates | The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| turbine | A machine for converting the heat energy in steam or high temperature gas into mechanical energy. In a turbine, a high velocity flow of steam or gas passes through successive rows of radial blades fastened to a central shaft. (05 Dec 1998) |
| turbinectomy | Surgical removal of a turbinated bone. Origin: turbinate + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbinella | <zoology> A genus of large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell with conspicuous folds on the columella. Origin: NL, dim. Fr. L. Turbo, -inis, a top. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turbinite | <paleontology> A petrified shell resembling the genus Turbo. Origin: NL. Turbo, the generic name, fr. L. Turbo a whirl, top: cf. F. Turbinite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turbinoid | <zoology> Like or pertaining to Turbo or the family Turbinidae. See: Turbo, and -oid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turbinotome | An instrument for use in turbinotomy or turbinectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbinotomy | Incision into or excision of a turbinated body. Origin: turbinate + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| turbit | 1. <zoology> The turbot. 2. <zoology> A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its short beak. Origin: Cf. Turbot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turbite | <paleontology> A fossil turbo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| turbo | <zoology> Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidae, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum. Origin: L. Turbo, -inis, a top. See Turbine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |