| a. | 1. | (Anat.) Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; - applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers. |
| n. | 1. | (Anat.) A turbinal bone or cartilage. |
| Noun | 1. | turbinal - any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates Synonyms: turbinate, turbinate bone |
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