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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
- 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:...
- determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the nasal septum which separates the nostrils and divides the nasal cavity into two....
- 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...
- 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 septum (Latin: septum nasi) separates the left and right airways of the nasal cavity, dividing the two nostrils. It is depressed by the depressor...
- Nasal irrigation (also called nasal lavage, nasal toilet, or nasal douche) is a personal hygiene practice in which the nasal cavity is washed to flush...
- Nasal hair or nose hair, is the hair in the human nose. Adult humans have hair in the nostrils. Nasal hair functions include filtering foreign particles...
- Nasal septum deviation is a physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum. Some displacement is common, affecting 80% of...
- 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...
- Nasal polyps (NP) are noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses. Symptoms include trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell, decreased taste...
