turbinate

  1. Adjective.  Shaped or spinning like a top.
  2. Adjective.  In the shape of a coil.
  3. Adjective.  (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
  4. Adjective.  (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
  5. Noun.  (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.

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