| 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) |
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| 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) |
| nasopalatine groove | A groove on the vomer lodging the nasopalatine nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopalatine nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch from the pterygopalatine ganglion, passing through the sphenopalatine foramen, crossing to and then down the nasal septum, and through the incisive foramen to supply the mucous membrane of the hard palate. Synonym: nervus nasopalatinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharyngeal | <anatomy> Of the nasopharnynx or the upper part of the throat behind the nose. (16 Dec 1997) |
| nasopharyngeal carcinoma | <oncology, tumour> This carcinoma, although rare in North America, is one of the commonest malignancies in men from Taiwan and southern China. Hearing loss from middle ear effusion (collection of fluid in the middle ear space), a lump in the neck and a raised lesion on the palate are among the most common findings. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nasopharyngeal culture | <microbiology> A sample of nasopharyngeal secretions are obtained via a swab stick (Q-tip-like) and sent to the lab for bacterial or viral culture. This test is used to identify an organism or virus which is responsible for respiratory disease and can also guide the selection of an effective antibiotic agent. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nasopharyngeal diseases | General or unspecified diseases of the nasopharynx. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nasopharyngeal groove | An indistinct line marking the boundary between the nasal cavities and the nasal part of the pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis | A grave disease caused by Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis, endemic in southern Mexico and Central and South America, except for the equatorial region of Chile; the organism does not invade the viscera, and the disease is limited to the skin and mucous membranes, the lesions resembling the sores of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. Mexicana or L. Tropica; the chancrous sores heal after a time, but some months or years later, fungating and eroding forms of ulceration may appear on the tongue and buccal or nasal mucosa; many variants of the disease exist, marked by differences in distribution, vector, epidemiology, and pathology, which suggest that it may in fact be caused by a number of closely related aetiological agents. See: espundia. Synonym: American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasopharyngeal passage | The posterior part of the nasal cavity from the posterior limits of the conchae to the choanae. Synonym: meatus nasopharyngeus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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Prominenza rocciosa.
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| nasogastric tube |
a tube of soft rubber or plastic that is inserted through a nostril and into the stomach. The tube may be inserted for the purpose of instilling liquid foods or other substances, or for gastric decompression. Medications and feedings can be given through the tube. (Miller-Keane Medical Dictionary, 2000)
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| nasoscope |
A thin lighted tube used to examine the nose. Also called a rhinoscope.
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| nasal |
By or having to do with the nose.
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| nasal index |
A measure of the shape of the nasal opening, defined as the width of the nasal opening divided by the height.
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