The prefix Turbin- denotes which description?

• A. In front of, before
• B. Shaped like a top
• C. Twitch or pull
• D. Hair

Answer: (B)

Turbin- signals a top-like shape. The root comes from Latin turbinus, meaning a spinning top, and in anatomy it’s used for structures with a curved, turbine-like silhouette, such as the nasal turbinates. So the description described by this prefix is “shaped like a top.” Other options relate to position, motion, or hair, which don’t connect to this root.