NARIS (nares)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: nares   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does naris mean? 

• NARIS (noun)
  The noun NARIS has 1 sense:

1. any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx

  Familiarity information: NARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("naris" is a kind of...):

opening; orifice; porta (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naris"):

anterior naris; nostril (either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose)

posterior naris (either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx)

Derivation:

narial (of or relating to or near the nares)

 Context examples 

A substance intended for administration in the nares.

(Nasal Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

The nasal cavity is lined with ciliated mucosa, extending from the nares to the pharynx.

(Nasal Cavity, NCI Thesaurus)