Nasal

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

Other uses

• Năsal, a village in Țaga Commune, Cluj County, Romania
• Nasal language, Sumatra

See also

• Nacelle, a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft
• Naso (disambiguation)