nasal passages
Air enters here
The nasal passages are the air channels inside the nose, running from the nostrils to the throat.
They warm, moisten, and filter inhaled air before it reaches the lungs.
Her nasal passages were so congested she could barely breathe.
The term appears most often in medical contexts or discussions of breathing and sinus problems.
- sinusesAir-filled skull cavities
- sinus infectionInflamed nasal cavity illness
- nostrilsBreathing holes in face
- stuffy noseObstructed nasal airways
- runny noseNasal discharge symptom
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- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- Nosenose, nostril, nostrils, nares, septum
- respiratory systemlungs, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, airways
- ENTear, otology, otolaryngologist, ears, laryngology
- nasal anatomynostril, nostrils, septum, turbinate, turbinates