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NasalNasal Na"sal (n[=a]"zal), a. [F., from L. nasus the nose. See
Nose.]
1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose.
2. (Phon.) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose;
and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in
some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice
thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in
the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation,
[sect][sect] 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the
nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
Nasal bones (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of
the frontals.
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. Nasal
Nasal Na"sal, n.
1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or
through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
2. (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an
errhine. [Archaic]
3. (Anc. Armor) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the
nose; a nose guard.
4. (Anat.) One of the nasal bones.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Meaning of Nasal from wikipedia
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Nasal /ˈneɪzəl/ is an
adjective referring to the nose, part of
human or
animal anatomy. It may also be
shorthand for the
following uses in combination:...
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determined by the
nasal bones and the
nasal cartilages,
including the
nasal septum which separates the
nostrils and
divides the
nasal cavity into two....
- In phonetics, a
nasal, also
called a
nasal occlusive or
nasal stop in
contrast with an oral stop or
nasalized consonant, is an
occlusive consonant produced...
- The
nasal cavity is a large, air-filled
space above and
behind the nose in the
middle of the face. The
nasal septum divides the
cavity into two cavities...
- The
nasal cycle is the
unconscious alternating partial congestion and
decongestion of the
nasal cavities in
humans and
other animals. This
results in...
- The
voiced velar nasal, also
known as agma, from the Gr**** word for 'fragment', is a type of
consonantal sound used in some
spoken languages. It is the...
- The
external nasal nerve is a
terminal branch of the
anterior ethmoidal nerve. The
trigeminal nerve (CN V)
branches into
three nerves, one of
which is...
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Nasal polyps (NP) are
noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses.
Symptoms include trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell,
decreased taste...
- The
nasal bridge is the upper, bony part of the
human nose,
which overlies the
nasal bones. Low-rooted
nasal bridges are
closely ****ociated with epicanthic...
- and
facially proportionate nose by
separating the
nasal skin and the soft
tissues from the
nasal framework,
altering them as
required for form and function...
