Nasal

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Nasal /ˈneɪzəl/ (noun) is the medieval term for the nose guard of a helmet. Cf. Nasal helm.

Nasal (adjective) refers to the nose, part of human or animal anatomy. It may be 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 velopharyngeal inadequacy
- Nasal hair, the hair in the nose
With reference to linguistics:
- Nasalization, lowering of the velum, allowing air to escape through the nose. The resulting speech sound is either a nasal consonant or a nasal vowel.
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

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