Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining or relating to the parts forming the outer or lateral boundaries of the nostrils. See alæ nasi, under ala. Specifically, of or pertaining to a lateral cartilage of the nasal region of the skull of an embryonic bird; situated in the lateral part of the nasal region of such a skull.
- n. A lateral cartilage of the nasal region of the skull of an embryonic bird, in which is situated the external nostril.
Wiktionary
- adj. anatomy Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
Etymologies
- Latin ala wing + English nasal. (Wiktionary)
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘alinasal’.
-
Some Medical Terms
A list of terms and procedures encountered in the medical literature, beginning with enterectomy.
Many of these terms are archaic, or obsolete.
More medical terms can be found on...enterectomy, ethmoid, parhidrosis, parelectronomy, parectasis, dermatoxerasia, parazygosis, parepididymis, paraspasm, lymphadenopathy, necrosemiosis, necromimesis and 770 more...
-
Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for alinasal.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.