Surg. [f. TURBIN(AL + Gr. τομή cutting.] Incision of the turbinal bone. So Turbinotome, an instrument for performing this operation (Dorland, Med. Dict., 1900–13).
1895. T. C. Jones, in Brit. Med. Jrnl., II. 1289. Turbinotomy in cases of deafness and tinnitus aurium.
