What is another word for Turbinated?

Pronunciation: [tˈɜːbɪnˌe͡ɪtɪd] (IPA)

Turbinated is an adjective that describes objects or organisms that are shaped or structured like a spiral or a cone. This term is most commonly used in scientific and medical contexts to refer to the turbinates, which are the bony structures inside the nasal cavity that help to warm, humidify, and filter incoming air. Some common synonyms for turbinated include spiraled, coiled, curled, convoluted, twisted, helical, and snaking. Depending on the context and the specific object or organism being described, other potential synonyms could include funnel-shaped, conical, tapering, or corkscrew-shaped.

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What are the hypernyms for Turbinated?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Turbinated

Each cavity is divided into three long, narrow passages by the two pairs of Turbinated bones.
"Common Diseases of Farm Animals"
R. A. Craig, D. V. M.
Between it and the inferior Turbinated body is the middle meatus, with which communicate the openings of the maxillary sinus, the frontal sinus, and the anterior ethmoidal cells.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
Nasal polypi spring from the mucous membrane covering the middle Turbinated bone and from the adjacent parts of the middle meatus, but rarely from the septum.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson

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