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单词 turbinate
释义

turbinate

1 of 2

adjective

tur·​bi·​nate ˈtər-bə-nət How to pronounce turbinate (audio)
-ˌnāt
variants or less commonly turbinated
ˈtər-bə-ˌnā-təd How to pronounce turbinate (audio)
1
: shaped like a top or an inverted cone
turbinate seed capsule
2
: relating to or being a turbinate

turbinate

2 of 2

noun

: one of usually several thin plicated membrane-covered bony or cartilaginous plates on the walls of the nasal chambers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
According to a review of studies published in July in PLOS One, a science journal, nasopharyngeal swabs are 98 percent accurate; shallow swabs are 82 percent to 88 percent effective; mid-turbinate swabs perform similarly. New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021
Noun
So anybody who’s using the deep turbinate now is just out of date. Steven Levy, Wired, 7 Aug. 2020 Research published this spring suggested that the mid-turbinate swabbing was sensitive enough, and could be done more quickly. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 20 May 2020 Specimen collection device: The mid-turbinate swab is not an FDA/CDC Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approved specimen type. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2020 Your doctor must know how to make more space by either fixing your septum, which separates the left and right airways, or reducing the size of your turbinates, the structures on the side wall inside the nose. Carlos Wolf, miamiherald, 23 Oct. 2017 All mammals have some ability to do this, even humans, thanks to scroll-like bones called turbinates that increase the surface area inside the nose. Todd Marshall, National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2016 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin turbinatus, from turbin-, turbo

First Known Use

Adjective

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1873, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

turbinate 1 of 2

adjective

tur·​bi·​nate ˈtər-bə-nət How to pronounce turbinate (audio) -ˌnāt How to pronounce turbinate (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a nasal concha

turbinate

2 of 2

noun

: nasal concha
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