<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled</li><li>Anatomy: of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates</li><li>inversely conical</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a turbinate shell</li><li>Also called nasal concha</li><li>Anatomy: a turbinate bone</li></ul>