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turbinate [′tər·bə·nət] (botany) Shaped like an inverted cone. (invertebrate zoology) Spiral with rapidly decreasing whorls from base to apex. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The lateral nasal wall was removed endoscopically from the inferior orbital rim to the inferior turbinate to expose the lateral portion of the maxillary sinus. Nasal turbinate homogenate from poults exposed to the 4 genotypes of hMPV was injected onto LLC-MK2 cells for virus isolation. While one turbinate engorges with blood and chokes down airflow, the other shrivels to permit big sniffs. |
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