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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 :
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:
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
References
Topics referred to by the same term