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That portion of the respiratory pathway above the hard palate; includes both the external n. and the nasal cavity. SYN: nasus (2). [A.S. nosu]
- brandy n. SYN: rhinophyma.
- copper n. SYN: rhinophyma.
- dog n. SYN: goundou.
- external n. the visible portion of the n. that forms a prominent feature of the face; it consists of a root, dorsum, and apex from above downward and is perforated inferiorly by two nostrils separated by a septum. SYN: nasus externus, nasus (1).
- hammer n. SYN: rhinophyma.
- potato n. SYN: rhinophyma.
- rum n. SYN: rhinophyma.
- saddle n. a n. with markedly depressed bridge, seen in congenital syphilis, after injury from trauma or operation, or infection of the nasal septum.
- toper's n. SYN: rhinophyma.
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nanomechanical olfactory sensor
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nose 'nōz n
1 a) the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity broadly this part together with the nasal cavity
b) the anterior part of the head above or projecting beyond the muzzle
2) the sense of smell: OLFACTION
3) OLFACTORY ORGAN
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n.
the organ of olfaction, which also acts as an air passage that warms, moistens, and filters the air on its way to the lungs. The external nose is a triangular projection in the front of the face that is composed of cartilage and covered with skin. It leads to the nasal cavity (internal nose), which is lined with mucous membrane containing olfactory cells and is divided into two chambers (fossae) by the nasal septum. The lateral wall of each chamber is formed by the three scroll-shaped nasal concha, below each of which is a groovelike passage (meatus). The paranasal sinuses open into these meatuses.
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(nōz) [L. nasus; Gr. rhis] 1. nasus. 2. nasus externus.Medical dictionary. 2011.