Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z nasally In a nasal manner or tone. nasalness Synonym of nasality. nasalward Toward the nose. nasalwards Toward the nose. Nasarawa A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Lafia. nasard An organ stop that has a nasal, flutelike quality. nasaump hasty pudding nasbandi sterilization: vasectomy or tubal ligation nascal A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton. nascence Birth. nascency A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence. nascent Emerging; just coming into existence. nascently In a nascent manner; emergingly. nascentness Synonym of nascence. Nascimento A surname. NASDAQ An American stock exchange based in New York City. nase Any member of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes. naseberry The sapodilla tree. Naseby A village in Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6878). nasendoscope instrument used in nasal endoscopy nasendoscopic Relating to nasendoscopy. nasendoscopically In terms of, or by means of, nasendoscopy. Naser A surname. Naseyowma A surname from Hopi. nash A former make of American automobile manufactured by Nash Motors, and later American Motors Corporation. Nashdale A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Nashe A surname. Nashean Of or relating to Thomas Nashe (1567–1601?), English Elizabethan pamphleteer, playwright, poet and satirist. nasheed An Islamic musical composition, typically performed a cappella, focusing on religious, spiritual, or moral messages. nashi A fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia. Nashian Of or relating to John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928–2015), American mathematician and Nobelist, or his work. Nashik A large city in Maharashtra, India. Nashim The third order of the Mishnah (also of the Tosefta and Talmud), containing family law. Nashira Gamma Capricorni, a giant star in the constellation of Capricornus. nasho Military national service, conscription. Nashua A member of an extinct Native American people of what is now Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Nashuan A person from or resident of Nashua, New Hampshire. Nashville The Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla. Nashvillian A native or resident of Nashville. nasi Cooked rice. nasib An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory prelude to the type of long poem called a qaṣīdah.' nasibi Someone who hates the family of the Prophet Muhammad. nasicorn Having a horn on the nose. nasicornous Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros does. Nasielsk A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. nasiform nose-shaped Nasim A unisex given name from Arabic. nasinite An orthorhombic-pyramidal white mineral containing boron, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium. nasion The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.) Nasir A male given name from Arabic. Nasirean Designating the 1232 work of ethics, Akhlaq-i Nāṣirī (Nasirean Ethics), by the Persian polymath Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1201–1274). Nasiriyah A city in Iraq on the lower Euphrates, founded in the late 19th century. Naskapi An Innu-speaking First Nation in eastern Quebec and Labrador. Naskh The cursive style of calligraphy most commonly used to write Arabic. nasky Nasty. nasledovite A triclinic snow white mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur. Naslund A surname from Swedish. Nasmyth A surname. nasnas A monstrous creature related to the jinn, said to resemble the left or right half of a human being (with half a head, half a body, one arm and one leg). Naso An indigenous people of Panama and Costa Rica. nasoalveolar Affecting the nasal cartilage and the alveolar ridge. nasoantorbital nasal and antorbital nasobasal Relating to the nose and the base of the skull. nasobiliary Describing drainage of bile via a nasal catheter nasobronchial Relating to the nose and the bronchi nasobuccal Of or pertaining to the nose and mouth. nasocapsular Relating to the nasal capsules nasochoanal nasal and choanal nasochoanally In a nasochoanal manner nasociliary Of or pertaining to the nose and the eyelashes or eyelids. nasocranial nasal and cranial nasocular Relating to the nose and the eye. nasocystic Relating to nasal pseudocysts nasoduodenal Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the duodenum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition. nasoendoscopy Nasal endoscopy. nasoenteral Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the small intestine, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition; thus nasoduodenal, nasojejunal, or nasoileal. nasoenteric Connecting the nose and the stomach nasoepithelial Relating to nasal epithelium nasoesophageal Relating to the nose and the esophagus. nasoethmoid Relating to the nasal and ethmoid bones. nasofacial Of or pertaining to the nose and the surrounding parts of the face nasofibrolaryngoscopy combined nasofibroscopy and laryngoscopy nasofibroscope A nasal fibroscope nasofibroscopy fibroscopy via the nose nasofrontal Relating to the nose and the forehead. nasogallbladder Relating to, or connecting the nose and the gall bladder nasogastric Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach. nasogastrically In a nasogastric manner nasogenian Relating to the nose and the chin nasohypophysial Relating to the nose and hypophysis nasoileal Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the ileum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition. nasoincisive Relating to the nasal and incisive bones nasoincisor Relating to the nose and the incisors nasointestinal Relating to, or connecting the nose and the intestines nasojejunal Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the jejunum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition. nasojejunostomy A procedure where a thin tube is passed through the nose, down the esophagus and stomach, and into the jejunum to provide nutrition when feeding through the mouth or stomach isn’t possible. nasojugal Relating to the nose and jugal bone. nasolabial Relating to the nose and lips. nasolacrimal Pertaining to the nose and the lacrimal apparatus. nasolaryngoscopy The examination of the nose and throat, typically using a laryngoscope nasologic Relating to nasology or to noses; nasological. nasologist One who studies nasology. nasology The scientific study of the nose nasomandibular Relating to the nose and the mandible. nasomaxillary Relating to, or connecting, the nasal bone and the upper jaw nasomental Relating to the nose and chin. nasometer An instrument used to measure nasalance. nasometric Relating to the nasometer or nasometry. nasometry Measurement with a nasometer. Nason A surname. nasonite A hexagonal-dipyramidal white mineral containing calcium, chlorine, lead, oxygen, and silicon. Nasonov A transliteration of the Russian surname Насонов (Nasonov). nasoocular Of or pertaining to the nose and eyes. nasoorbitoethmoid Relating to the nasal cavity, orbit and the ethmoid bone. nasooropharyngeal nasal and oropharyngeal nasopalatal nasopalatine nasopalatine Relating to the nasal cavity and the palate. nasopancreatic Relating to the nose and the pancreas nasopharyngeal Of or pertaining to the nose and the pharynx nasopharyngeally In a nasopharyngeal manner nasopharyngectomy Surgical removal of nasopharyngeal tissue (typically of cancerous tissue) nasopharyngitis Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx. nasopharyngolaryngoscope An endoscope used in nasopharyngolaryngoscopy nasopharyngolaryngoscopic Of or pertaining to nasopharyngolaryngoscopy. nasopharyngolaryngoscopy Visualization of the sinuses, pharynx, and larynx by means of a flexible endoscope (a nasopharyngolaryngoscope), either fibreoptic or digital. nasopharyngoscope An endoscope used in nasopharyngoscopy nasopharyngoscopy endoscopy of the nasopharynx nasopharynx The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate. nasophilia A paraphilia involving sexual attraction to the nose or nostrils; nose fetishism. nasoplasty A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose. nasopremaxillary Relating to the nose and the premaxillae nasopulmonary Relating to the nose and the lungs. nasoral Relating to, or situated between the nostrils and the mouth nasorespiratory Relating to nasal breathing nasorostral An enlarged and usually paired scale, just behind the rostral and in front of the nasal. nasoscope rhinoscope nasoseptal Of or pertaining to the internasal septum. nasosinusal Relating to the nose and the sinuses. nasosinusitis Inflammation of the nasal sinuses. nasosorption A method of sampling (specimen collection) from nasal passages, involving absorption of fluid (from the mucosal lining of the nose) by a type of swab different from older types. nasotemporal Relating to, or connecting the nose and the temples nasotracheal Of or relating to the nose and trachea. nasotracheally Through the nose and trachea. nasotrigeminal Relating to the nose and the trigeminal nerve nasoturbinate Of or pertaining to the nasal bones and turbinate bone. Nasr A surname. Nasrallah A male given name from Arabic. Nasrani A Christian. Nasreddin A transliteration of the Arabic male given name نَصْر الدِّين (naṣr ad-dīn). nasri A coin formerly used as a currency unit in Tunisia from medieval to Ottoman times, set at one point as one eightieth of a sultani.