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Definition of Posterior naris
1. Noun. Either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Posterior Naris
Literary usage of Posterior naris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Essentials of bandaging: With Directions for Managing Fractures and by Berkeley Hill (1887)
"Then the loop is cut, and one end being pulled on, the whole thread slips away,
leaving the plug fixed in the posterior naris. Belloc's Sound.—Fig. ..."
2. Diseases of the chest, throat and nasal cavities by Ephraim Fletcher Ingals (1892)
"... so as to pack the gauze firmly into the posterior naris. The •whole cavity is
then filled with the strip of gauze, any remaining portion being cut off. ..."
3. Diseases of the Nose and Throat by J. Price-Brown (1900)
"The object aimed at is io plug the posterior naris of the bleeding side first
and the anterior naris afterward. The cannula is threaded with a strong cord ..."
4. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"... then turns abruptly down to the bottom of the latter, where it expands to the
width of the cavity, and in this manner extends to the posterior naris. ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1884)
"... aid of the finger passed above the palate, it was ascertained that a firm,
rounded mass projected slightly beyond the plane of the left posterior naris, ..."
6. The Accessory Sinuses of the Nose: Their Surgical Anatomy and the Diagnosis by Arthur Logan Turner (1901)
"... through the posterior naris into the naso-pharynx. or by trickling over the
inner or mesial surface of that body it finds its way into the olfactory ..."
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