nasal : Idioms & Phrases


deviated nasal septum

  • noun abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds
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external nasal vein

  • noun one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein
    vena nasalis externa.
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nasal bone

  • noun an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
    nasal bone; nasal; os nasale.
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Nasal bones

  • noun an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
    nasal bone; nasal; os nasale.
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  • (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals.
Webster 1913

nasal canthus

  • noun the inner corner of the eye
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nasal cavity

  • noun either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
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nasal concha

  • noun one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
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nasal consonant

  • noun a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
    nasal.
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nasal decongestant

  • noun a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections
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Nasal index

  • (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
Webster 1913

nasal meatus

  • noun the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae
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nasal septum

  • noun a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities
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nasal sinus

  • noun any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
    sinus paranasales; paranasal sinus.
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nasal twang

  • noun exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
    twang.
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