Nasal /ˈneɪzəl/ is an adjective referring to the nose, part of human or animal anatomy. It may also be shorthand for the following uses in combination:
- With reference to the human nose:
- Nasal administration, a method of pharmaceutical drug delivery
- Nasal emission, the abnormal passing of oral air through a palatal cleft, or from some other type of pharyngeal inadequacy
- Nasal hair, the hair in the nose
- With reference to phonetics:
- Nasalization, the production of a sound with a lowered velum, allowing some of the air to escape through the nose; the resulting being either:
- a nasal consonant, or
- a nasal vowel
- Nasalization, the production of a sound with a lowered velum, allowing some of the air to escape through the nose; the resulting being either:
- With reference to the nose of humans or other animals:
- Nasal bone, two small oblong bones placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face, and form, by their junction, "the bridge" of the nose
- Nasal cavity, a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face
- Nasal concha, a long, narrow and curled bone shelf which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose
- Nasal scale of reptiles
Other uses
- Nasal, the medieval term for the nose guard of a helmet, such as in a nasal helm
- Năsal, a village in Țaga Commune, Cluj County, Romania
- Nasal language, Sumatra
See also
- Nacelle, a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft
- Naso (disambiguation)