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Definition of Anterior naris

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

Medical Definition of Anterior naris

1. 1. One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle. 2. Perception; insight; acuteness. "Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice." (B. Jonson) Origin: OE. Nosethril, nosethirl, AS. Nospyrl; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel, fr. Purh through. See Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Anterior naris

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

1. An American Text-book of Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat by Burton Alexander Randall, George Edmund DeSchweinitz (1901)
"The catheter having been well lubricated is slowly and carefully, without any force, passed through the anterior naris down into the esophagus. ..."

2. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1889)
"In B. musculus the fissure begins at the anterior naris, and as a wide gap, ... In Megaptera this plate passes back for 12 inches behind the anterior naris. ..."

3. Diseases of the Nose and Throat by J. Price-Brown (1900)
"Then the current was changed, one straight needle being inserted through the anterior naris into the growth and a curved needle passed behind the palate and ..."

4. Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck by John Blair Deaver (1904)
"It enlarges the anterior naris by raising and everting its outer edge, thus counteracting its tendency to be closed by atmospheric pressure. ..."

5. The Essentials of bandaging: With Directions for Managing Fractures and by Berkeley Hill (1887)
"Lastly, the remainder should be doubled into a solid mass and passed inside the anterior naris. Here the strip of linen remains until the end, ..."

6. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1902)
"It was slightly movable, and was found to be lying on the floor of the inferior meatus, nearer the posterior than the anterior naris. ..."

7. Diseases of the throat, nose and ear by Daniel McKenzie (1921)
"The lateral cartilage of the nose, it may be remembered, arches over the anterior naris, and by its inner process (cms mediale) helps to form the medial ..."

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