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NASAL MEATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nasal meatus mean?
• NASAL MEATUS (noun)
The noun NASAL MEATUS has 1 sense:
1. the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae
Familiarity information: NASAL MEATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("nasal meatus" is a kind of...):
meatus (a natural body passageway)
Context examples
A test for patency of the lacrimal system; fluorescein instilled in the conjunctival sac can be recovered from the inferior nasal meatus.
(Jones Test, NCI Thesaurus)
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