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Definition of Naris

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

Definition of Naris

1. Noun. a nostril ¹

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Definition of Naris

1. a nostril [n NARES] : NARIAL, NARIC, NARINE [adj] - See also: nostril

Medical Definition of Naris

1. Synonym: nostril. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naris

Literary usage of Naris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"Dilatator naris posterior. Compressor narium minor. Depressor alae nasi. ... The Dilatator naris posterior is a small muscle which is placed partly beneath ..."

2. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society, Robert Gray Mayne by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society, Robert Gray Mayne (1882)
"(L. naris ; superior, that is above. G. obere Muschel. ... (L. naris, a nostril. F. conques des narines ; G. Muscheln. ..."

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