Nose

Of face, upper respiratory tract and chemoreceptor.   May also be referred to as olfactory organ.

The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose".

This concept's ID is @1~30489

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  • neb 1 facts

    A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose.

  • turbinate bone 1 facts

    Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebra...

  • bridge 1 facts

    The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge...

  • nasal cavity 1 facts

    Either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the...

  • internasal suture 0 facts

    The suture between the two nasal bones.

  • snout 0 facts

    Beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weev...

  • conk 0 facts

    Informal term for the nose.

  • ethmoidal artery 0 facts

    A branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal...

  • hooter 0 facts

    Informal terms for the nose.

  • hawk nose 0 facts

    A nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk.

  • proboscis 0 facts

    The human nose (especially when it is large).

  • pug nose 0 facts

    A short nose; flattened and turned up at the end.

  • Roman nose 0 facts

    A nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge.

  • nostril 0 facts

    Either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose.