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[Nasal]
NASAL [ˈ] 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 :
- Nasal administration , a method of pharmaceutical drug delivery
- Nasal emission , the abnormal passing of oral air through a palatal cleft, or from some other type of pharyngeal inadequacy
- Nasal hair , the hair in the nose
- With reference to phonetics:
- 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:
- 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
- Nasal cavity , a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
- Nasal concha , a long, narrow and curled bone shelf which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose
- 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 Țaga Commune, Cluj County, Romania
- 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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