Of or pertaining to the nose., Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance., An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously., A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine., Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard., One of the nasal bones., A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Sinus lavage is the medical term meaning washing of nasal sinuses. Sinus lavage may be performed for therapeutic or diagnostic reasons.
What is the meaning ?
Rhinitis is inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes.
Rhinitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of the nasal mucosa. Causes can include allergies, irritants, or infection.
Rhinitis is inflammation of the nasal lining.
Nasal polyposis, or nasal polyps, is overgrowth of nasal mucosal tissue. Hypertrophy of the turbinates is another kind of overgrowth of nasal mucosal tissue. Rhinophyma is overgrowth of the external nose.
A Nasopharynx is the upper part of the Pharynx. It connects with the nasal cavity above the soft palate. It is a direct continuation of the nasal passages.
A word meaning, "Relating to nose" is 'Nasal', or to the doctor, 'Rhino'.
Nasogastric means relating to or invoving the nasal passages and the stomach.
The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.
The medical term for washing the nasal sinuses is "nasal irrigation" or "nasal douche." It involves flushing out the sinuses with a saline solution to help alleviate congestion and improve breathing.
RHEUM (pronounced as ROOM)