nasal cavity
31nasal bone — noun an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose • Syn: ↑nasal, ↑os nasale • Derivationally related forms: ↑nasal (for: ↑nasal) • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑ …
32nasal — nasal1 nasality /nay zal i tee/, nasalism, n. /nay zeuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the nose: the nasal cavity. 2. Phonet. pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely (as in m, n,… …
33nasal concha — turbinate bone any of three thin scroll like bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity. The superior and middle nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone; the inferior nasal conchae are a separate pair of bones of the face. See: skull …
34nasal obstruction — noun An obstruction of the nasal cavity that reduces the flow of the air, regardless of the cause. See Also: nasal congestion …
35Nasal douche — A Nasal douche is a device for irrigation of the sinus cavities usually using a dilute saline solution. It is not to be confused with the Higginson s syringe. Usually made of glass, they can be purchased at drug stores without a prescription.… …
36nasal acariasis — infestation of the nasal cavity or sinuses of a dog by the nasal mite Pneumonyssus caninum, which causes mild rhinitis …
37nasal meatus — noun the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae • Hypernyms: ↑meatus …
38nasal 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 • Syn: ↑paranasal sinus, ↑sinus paranasales • Hypernyms: ↑sinus …
39nasal gland — ▪ anatomy in marine birds and reptiles that drink saltwater, gland that extracts the salt and removes it from the animal s body. Its function was unknown until 1957, when K. Schmidt Nielsen and coworkers solved the long standing problem of… …
40nasal fossa — noun Either lateral half of the nasal cavity …
