turbinates

• "My turbinates (cartilage plates in the walls of the nasal chambers) became swollen." —  YubaNet.com
• Head length should be just long enough to provide room for the teeth and a nasal passage long enough to facilitate the functions of the turbinates, which temper the temperature of the air going to the lungs and trap debris that is inhaled into the nostrils when the horse is breathing hard. —  TheHorse.com News
• Nasal polyps appear as bulbous translucent to opaque growths, and are best visualized extending from the middle and inferior nasal turbinates, causing partial or complete obstruction of the nasal canals. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
• The physician puts cocaine on your turbinates--and pauses to let it take hold before he removes them. —  The Art of Public Speaking
• The physician puts cocaine on your turbinates -- and pauses to let it take hold before he removes them. —  The Art of Public Speaking

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