plural of nasal cycle

The 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.

plural of nasal cavity

plural of nasal vowel

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

(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