| nasojugal fold | A shallow groove in the skin that extends downward and laterally from the medial canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nasolabial | Relating to the nose and upper lip. Origin: naso-+ L. Labium, lip (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolabial cyst | A soft tissue cyst located near the attachment of the ala over the maxilla; probably derived from the lower anterior part of the nasolacrimal duct. Synonym: Klestadt's cyst, nasolabial cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolabial groove | A furrow between the wing of the nose and the lip. Synonym: sulcus nasolabialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolabial lymph node | One of the facial lymph nodes located near the junction of the superior labial and facial arteries. Synonym: nodus nasolabialis, nasolabial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolabial node | One of the facial lymph nodes located near the junction of the superior labial and facial arteries. Synonym: nodus nasolabialis, nasolabial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolachrymal | <anatomy> Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct. Origin: Naso- + lachrymal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nasolacrimal | <anatomy> Pertaining to the nose and lacrimal apparatus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| nasolacrimal canal | The bony canal formed by the maxilla, lacrimal bone, and inferior concha that transmits the nasolacrimal duct from the orbit to the inferior meatus of the nose. Synonym: canalis nasolacrimalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolacrimal duct | The passage leading downward from the lacrimal sac on each side to the anterior portion of the inferior meatus of the nose, through which tears are conducted into the nasal cavity. Synonym: ductus nasolacrimalis, nasal duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasomandibular fixation | Mandibular immobilization, especially for edentulous jaws, with maxillomandibular splints, attached by connecting a circum-mandibular wire with an intraoral interosseous wire passed through a hole drilled into the anterior nasal spine of the maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasomaxillary suture | Line of union of the lateral margin of the nasal bone with the frontal process of the maxilla. Synonym: sutura nasomaxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasomental reflex | Contraction of the mentalis muscle following a tap on the side of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopalatine | <anatomy> Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve. Origin: Naso- + palatal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nasopalatine duct cyst | A cyst in or near the incisive canal, arising from proliferation of epithelial remnants of the nasopalatine duct; the most common maxillary development cyst. Synonym: median anterior maxillary cyst, nasopalatine duct cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |