Nasal is an adjective referring to the
nose, part of human or animal anatomy. It may also be shorthand for the following uses in combination:
* With reference to the
human nose:
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Nasal administration, a method of pharmaceutical drug delivery
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Nasal emission, 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
* With reference to phonetics:
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Nasalization, the production of a sound with a lowered velum, allowing some of the air to escape through the nose; the resulting being either:
*** a
nasal consonant, or
*** a
nasal vowel
* With reference to the
nose of humans or other animals:
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Nasal bone, 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, a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
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Nasal concha, a long, narrow and curled bone shelf which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose
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Nasal scale of reptiles
Other uses
* Nasal, the medieval term for the nose guard of a helmet, such as in a
nasal helm
* Năsal, a village in
Èšaga Commune, Cluj County, Romania
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Nasal language, Sumatra
See also
*
Nacelle, a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft
*
Naso (disambiguation)
References
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