Nasal is an adjective referring to the
nose
A nose is a sensory organ and respiratory structure in vertebrates. It consists of a nasal cavity inside the head, and an external nose on the face. The external nose houses the nostrils, or nares, a pair of tubes providing airflow through the ...
, part of human or animal anatomy. It may also be shorthand for the following uses in combination:
* With reference to the
human nose
The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system. It is also the principal organ in the olfactory system. The shape of the nose is determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the nasal septum, which separates ...
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Nasal administration
Nasal administration, popularly known as snorting, is a route of administration in which drugs are insufflated through the nose. It can be a form of either topical administration or systemic administration, as the drugs thus locally delivered ...
, a method of pharmaceutical drug delivery
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Nasal emission Nasal emission is the abnormal passing of oral air through a cleft palate, or from some other type of velopharyngeal inadequacy (VPI), during the production of a consonant that requires a buildup of oral air pressure for proper pronunciation, such ...
, the abnormal passing of oral air through a palatal cleft, or from some other type of pharyngeal inadequacy
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Nasal hair, the hair in the nose
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Nasalization
In phonetics, nasalization (or nasalisation in British English) is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth. An archetypal nasal sound is .
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, the production of a sound with a lowered velum, allowing some of the air to escape through the nose; the resulting being either:
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nasal consonant
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 with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose. The vast majo ...
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nasal vowel
A nasal vowel is a vowel that is produced with a lowering of the soft palate (or velum) so that the air flow escapes through the nose and the mouth simultaneously, as in the French vowel /ɑ̃/ () or Amoy []. By contrast, oral vowels are p ...
* With reference to the
nose
A nose is a sensory organ and respiratory structure in vertebrates. It consists of a nasal cavity inside the head, and an external nose on the face. The external nose houses the nostrils, or nares, a pair of tubes providing airflow through the ...
of humans or other animals:
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Nasal bone
The nasal bones are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face and by their junction, form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose.
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, two small oblong bones placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face, and form, by their junction, "the bridge" of the nose
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Nasal cavity
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, also known as fossae. Each cavity is the continuation of one of the two nostrils. The nas ...
, a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
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Nasal concha
In anatomy, a nasal concha (; : conchae; ; Latin for 'shell'), also called a nasal turbinate or turbinal, is a long, narrow, curled shelf of bone tissue, bone that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose in humans and various other anim ...
, a long, narrow and curled bone shelf which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose
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Nasal scale
In reptiles, the nasal scale refers to the scale that encloses the nostril. Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. .
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of reptiles
Other uses
* Nasal, the medieval term for the nose guard of a helmet, such as in a
nasal helm
The nasal helmet was a type of combat helmet characterised by the possession of a projecting bar covering the nose and thus protecting the centre of the face; it was of Western European origins and was used from the late 9th century to at least . ...
* Năsal, a village in
Èšaga
Țaga (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Cege''; German Language, German: ''Zegen'') is a Communes of Romania, commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Năsal (''Noszoly''), Sântejude (''Vasasszentegyed''), S ...
Commune, Cluj County, Romania
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Nasal language
Nasal () is an Austronesian language of southwestern Sumatra.
Classification
Anderbeck & Aprilani (2013) consider Nasal to be an isolate within the Malayo-Polynesian branch.
Smith (2017), though, includes the language in the "Sumatran" subgrou ...
, Sumatra
See also
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Nacelle
A nacelle ( ) is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as Aircraft engine, engines, fuel or equipment. When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a Hardpoint#Pylon, pylo ...
, a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft
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Naso (disambiguation)
References
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