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NASAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nasal" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "nasal"):
rhinion (the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones)
Holonyms ("nasal" is a part of...):
bridge (the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose)
Derivation:
nasal (of or in or relating to the nose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
Synonyms:
nasal; nasal consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nasal" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
Derivation:
nasal (sounding as if the nose were pinched)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sounding as if the nose were pinched
Example:
a whining nasal voice
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Derivation:
nasal (a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed)
nasality (a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or in or relating to the nose
Example:
nasal passages
Synonyms:
nasal; rhinal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
nose (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)
Derivation:
nasal (an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose)
Context examples:
An adenocarcinoma that arises from the nasal cavity.
(Nasal Cavity Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the nasal cavity.
(Benign Nasal Cavity Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug that is used in a cream to treat certain skin conditions and in a nasal spray to treat sinus problems caused by allergies.
(Elocon, NCI Dictionary)
This category includes otic, nasal and ophthalmic agents.
(Agent Affecting Organs of Special Senses, NCI Thesaurus)
Investigators also obtained nasal and throat swabs from contacts at the start of the study and every few days for approximately two weeks thereafter to track whether they became infected with influenza virus.
(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)
It includes lymphomatoid granulomatosis which is a lymphoproliferative lesion derived from mature B-lymphocytes and cases of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas of nasal type.
(Angiocentric Immunoproliferative Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare, highly aggressive, Epstein-Barr virus-associated leukemia, also known as aggressive NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma; it may represent the leukemic counterpart of nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas.
(Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Nasal Cavity and Ethmoid Sinus Cancer Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
An infectious fungal disease that occurs most often in the skin, ears, nasal sinuses, and lungs of people with suppressed immune systems.
(Aspergillosis, NCI Dictionary)
A specialized structure that serves as an organ of the sense of smell as well as part of the respiratory system; the term includes both the external nose and the nasal cavity.
(Murine Nose, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
