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ectoturbinate

ectoturbinate noun: any of a series of papyraceous bones in the nasal cavity which are interleaved with endoturbinates.

Noun

ectoturbinate (plural ectoturbinates)

  1. Any of a series of papyraceous bones in the nasal cavity which are interleaved with endoturbinates.
    • When these endoturbinates are removed a second set of turbinates, referred to as ectoturbinates 1 to 4, is exposed.2004, George Paxinos, The Rat Nervous System, page 925

Forms of ectoturbinate

pluralectoturbinates

Origin of ectoturbinate

From ecto- + turbinate.

Questions about ectoturbinate

What does ectoturbinate mean?
Ectoturbinate means any of a series of papyraceous bones in the nasal cavity which are interleaved with endoturbinates.
What part of speech is ectoturbinate?
Ectoturbinate is a noun.
What is the plural of ectoturbinate?
The plural of ectoturbinate is ectoturbinates.

Words near ectoturbinate in the dictionary

  1. ectotroph
  2. ectotrophic
  3. ectotrophically
  4. ectotrophs
  5. ectotunica
  6. ectoturbinate
  7. ectoturbinates
  8. ectotympanic
  9. ectotympanics
  10. ectoventral
  11. ectozoa

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