ectoturbinate

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English

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ turbinate.

Noun

ectoturbinate (plural ectoturbinates)

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