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Nasal cavity   /nˈeɪzəl kˈævəti/   Listen
Nasal cavity

noun
1.
Either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx.





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"Nasal cavity" Quotes from Famous Books



... above the vocal cords may fill all the open spaces above the larynx—the throat, the mouth, the nasal cavity in the head, the nostrils. This rather large amount of air, vibrating freely, produces a sound low in pitch. The larger the cavities are made the lower the pitch. You can verify this by producing a note. Then ...
— Public Speaking • Clarence Stratton
... tail short, covered with spines and slender-stalked open quills; nasal cavity usually very large; air sinuses of frontals greatly developed; teeth as in Atherura. The hind-feet with ...
— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon • Robert A. Sterndale


Words linked to "Nasal cavity" :   cavum, upper respiratory tract, cavity, bodily cavity, olfactory organ, nose, neuroepithelium


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