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na⋅sal

1  [ney-zuhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the nose: the nasal cavity.
2. Phonetics. pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely (as in m, n, or the ng of song).
–noun
3. Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME (adj.) < ML *nāsālis, equiv. to L nās(us) nose + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
na⋅sal⋅i⋅ty  [ney-zal-i-tee] , na⋅sal⋅ism, noun
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Word Origin & History

nasal 
1656, "of the nose," from Fr. nasal, from L. nasus "nose," from PIE *nas- (see nose). Of speech sounds, attested from 1669.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2nasal
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the nose <nasal inflammation> —na·sal·ly /'nAz-(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

nasal na·sal (nā'zəl)
adj.
Of, in, or relating to the nose.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
nasal   (nā'zəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or involving the nose.
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