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Definition of Nasal bones

Nasal bones
Nasal Na"sal (n[=a]"zal), a. [F., from L. nasus the nose. See Nose.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose. 2. (Phon.) 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, [sect][sect] 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance. Nasal bones (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals. Nasal index (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.

Meaning of Nasal bones from wikipedia

- The nasal bones are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part...
- determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the nasal septum, which separates the nostrils and divides the nasal cavity into two....
- concha is any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal p****ages in vertebrates. In humans, the conchae divide the nasal airway into four groove-like air...
- paired nasal bones attach to the frontal bone. Above and to the side (superolaterally), the paired nasal bones connect to the lacrimal bones, and below...
- serrated nasal notch that articulates with the nasal bones inferiorly, and with the lacrimal and maxilla bones laterally. The border of the squamous part...
- The nasal bridge is the upper, bony part of the nose, which overlies the nasal bones. Low-rooted nasal bridges are closely ****ociated with epicanthic folds...
- Facial bones (15) Nasal bones (2) Maxilla (upper jaw) (2) Lacrimal bone (2) Zygomatic bone (ch**** bones) (2) Palatine bone (2) Inferior nasal concha (2)...
- bones (ch**** bones). Each maxilla ****ists in forming the boundaries of three cavities: the roof of the mouth the floor and lateral wall of the nasal cavity...
- A nasal fracture, commonly referred to as a broken nose, is a fracture of one of the bones of the nose. Symptoms may include bleeding, swelling, bruising...
- nasal boss extended forward, where it fused onto the nasal and premaxilla bones (of the upper jaw) at the front of the snout, though the nasal bone itself...