Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 65 compound words that contain nasal. The most common are listed below. Open nasal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- nasal sprayA spray medication used as a decongestant when inhaled through the nose.
- nasal cavityIn higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.
- nasal septumA bony and cartilaginous partition in the nose, separating the left and right airways in the nose and dividing the two nostrils.
- nasal boneEither of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity.
- nasal vowelA vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.
- nasal consonantA consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.
- nasal mutationAn alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.
- nasal polypA growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.
- nasal breathingLong-term breathing through the nose, as opposed to breathing through the mouth.
- nasal irrigationA personal hygiene practice which involves flooding the nasal cavity with warm saline solution (salt water).
- nasal conchaAny one of the three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.
- nasal congestionThe blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels.
- velar nasalA nasal consonant voiced, as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.
- nasal bonesplural of nasal bone: Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal …
- nasal cycleThe periodic alternation in the use of the left or the right nostril more actively for breathing, occurring in humans, caused by periodic swelling of the nasal conchae on one side of the nose and its reversal.
- nasal demonUnexpected behavior of a compiled program as a result of source code that employs an undefined construct.
- nasal demonsplural of nasal demon: Unexpected behavior of a compiled program as a result of source code that employs an undefined construct.
- nasal dischargemucus discharged from the nose
- nasal obstructionAn obstruction of the nasal cavity that reduces the flow of the air, regardless of the cause.
- inferior nasal conchaThe largest of the three nasal conchae located within the nasal cavity.
- nasal spraysplural of nasal spray: A spray medication used as a decongestant when inhaled through the nose.
- nasal cavitiesplural of nasal cavity: In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.
- nasal vowelsplural of nasal vowel: A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.
- nasal doucheSynonym of nasal irrigation: A personal hygiene practice which involves flooding the nasal cavity with warm saline solution (salt water).
- nasal polypsplural of nasal polyp: A growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.
Compound words 65
- paranasalOf or relating to the paranasal sinuses, a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity.
- orbitonasalOf, pertaining to, or between the eye socket and the nose.
- labionasalLabial and nasal; pertaining to both the upper lip and the nose, or to both lips and the nose.
- mesonasalOf or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
- nasallangA piercing that passes through both sides of the nose and the nasal septum.
- endonasalWithin the nose.
- frontonasalrelating to the frontal bone and the nose
- inferonasalinferior to the horizontal meridian and medial to the vertical meridian
- infranasalBelow the nose
- internasalBetween the nasal cavities.