nostril
Nasal air passage
A nostril is one of the two external openings of the nose through which air enters and exits.
The nostrils filter, warm, and humidify incoming air.
Figuratively, something right under your nose might as well be in your nostrils—impossible to miss yet somehow overlooked.
Internal anatomical partition
- naresNasal cavity entrances
- alarOf or like wings
- turbinatesBony nasal cavity ridges
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
cartilage · cavity · aperture · mucosa · epithelium · philtrum · flaring · vibrissae
Air-filled cranial cavity
- sinusesAir-filled skull cavities
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- mucousSlime-producing, bodily
- rhinitisInflamed nasal membrane
polyps · deviated · congestion · inflammation · discharge · drip · blockage · saline
septum
Internal anatomical partition
- naresNasal cavity entrances
- alarOf or like wings
- turbinatesBony nasal cavity ridges
cilia · cartilage · cavity · aperture · mucosa · epithelium · philtrum · flaring · vibrissae · columella
sinus
Air-filled cranial cavity
rhinitis · polyps · deviated · congestion · inflammation · discharge · drip · blockage · saline · neti pot
inhale
Draw air in
sniff · snore · sniffle · gasp · flare · pant · wheeze · snort · huff · respiration
scent
Airborne odor detected
whiff · fragrance · stench · pungency · olfactory · detect · sense · perceive · recoil · wrinkle
- Nosenares, septum, turbinate, turbinates, sinuses
- nasal anatomyseptum, turbinate, turbinates, concha, nares
- Nose Surgeryrhinoplasty, septoplasty, bone grafting, septum, turbinate
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- bird anatomybeak, feathers, wings, tail feathers, wing feathers
- body passagesmouth, ear, anus, urethra, vagina