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nasal

na·sal

US/ˈneɪ.zəl/ uncommon archaic
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or in or relating to the nose

  • “nasal passages”
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2.

sounding as if the nose were pinched

  • “a whining nasal voice”
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noun

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an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

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From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.

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  • dorsal nasal artery
  • inferior nasal concha
  • nasal bone
  • nasal breathing
  • nasal cannula
  • nasal capsule
  • nasal cavity
  • nasal concha

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