| rhin- | Rhino- The nose. Origin: G. Rhis (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rhinal | <anatomy> Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs. Origin: Gr, the nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhinal fissure | The shallow rostral continuation of the collateral sulcus that delimits the rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus from the fusiform or lateral occipitotemporal gyrus. One of the oldest sulci of the pallium, it marks the border between the neocortex and the allocortical (olfactory). Synonym: sulcus rhinalis, rhinal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinal sulcus | The shallow rostral continuation of the collateral sulcus that delimits the rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus from the fusiform or lateral occipitotemporal gyrus. One of the oldest sulci of the pallium, it marks the border between the neocortex and the allocortical (olfactory). Synonym: sulcus rhinalis, rhinal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinalgia | Pain in the nose. Synonym: rhinodynia. Origin: rhin-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinarium | The area of hairless skin surrounding the nostrils in some mammals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinaster | <zoology> The borele. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, nose + star. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhinedema | Swelling of the nasal mucous membrane. Origin: rhin-+ G. Oidema, swelling (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinencephalic | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhinencephalon | Origin: NL, fr. Gr, the nose + the brain. <anatomy> The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhinenchysis | A nasal douche; washing out the nasal cavities. Origin: rhin-+ G. Enchysis, a pouring in (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinion | A craniometric point: the lower end of the internal suture. Origin: G. Rhinion, nostril, dim. Of rhis (rhin-), nose (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinism | Nasalised speech. Synonym: rhinism, rhinophonia. Origin: rhino-+ G. Lalia, talking (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose. (18 Nov 1997) |
| rhinitis medicamentosa | Inflammation of the nasal mucosa secondary to excessive or improper topical medication. (05 Mar 2000) |