(phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

plural of nasalis

(anatomy) A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.

The quality of being nasal.

(phonetics) A nasal consonant voiced as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.

A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.

plural of nasal polyp

(pathology) 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.

plural of nasal bone

Toward the nose.