(medicine, pathology) The accumulation in the throat or back of the nose of excessive mucus produced by the sinuses.

(hygiene) A personal hygiene practice which involves flooding the nasal cavity with warm saline solution (salt water).

(pathology) A common physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum.

(pathology) An obstruction of the nasal cavity that reduces the flow of the air, regardless of the cause.

(pathology) The blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nasalize

present participle of nasalise

present participle of nasalize

simple past tense and past participle of nasalise

(phonetics) Articulated with air flowing through the nose and mouth simultaneously, for example the nasalized vowels of French [ɑ̃], [ɛ̃], [œ̃], [ɔ̃].