nasal cavity

noun

In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

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Meanings

nounnasal cavity (plural nasal cavities)

plural nasal cavities

  1. anatomyIn higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

Translations

Arabic جوف الأنف
  • جوف الأنف (jawf al'anf)air-filled space behind nose
Basque sudur-hobi
  • sudur-hobiair-filled space behind nose
Bulgarian но́сна кухина́
  • но́сна кухина́ (nósna kuhiná)air-filled space behind nose
Catalan fossa nasal, cavitat nasal
  • fossa nasalair-filled space behind nose
  • cavitat nasalair-filled space behind nose
Chinese Mandarin 鼻腔
  • 鼻腔 (bíqiāng)air-filled space behind nose
Czech nosní dutina
  • nosní dutinaair-filled space behind nose
Dutch neusholte
  • neusholteair-filled space behind nose
Finnish nenäontelo
  • nenäonteloair-filled space behind nose
French cavité nasale
  • cavité nasaleair-filled space behind nose
German Nasenhöhle
  • Nasenhöhleair-filled space behind nose
Greek ρινική κοιλότητα
  • ρινική κοιλότητα (rinikí koilótita)air-filled space behind nose
Hungarian orrüreg
  • orrüregair-filled space behind nose
Irish cuas na sróine
  • cuas na sróineair-filled space behind nose
Italian cavità nasali
  • cavità nasaliair-filled space behind nose
Japanese 鼻腔
  • 鼻腔air-filled space behind nose
Korean 비강
  • 비강 (bigang)air-filled space behind nose
Latin cavitās nāsī
  • cavitās nāsīair-filled space behind nose
Māori pongāhau
  • pongāhauair-filled space behind nose
Persian حفره بینی
  • حفره بینی (hofre bini)air-filled space behind nose
Polish jama nosowa
  • jama nosowaair-filled space behind nose
Romanian cavitate nazală
  • cavitate nazalăair-filled space behind nose
Russian носова́я по́лость
  • носова́я по́лость (nosovája pólostʹ)air-filled space behind nose
Spanish fosa nasal
  • fosa nasalair-filled space behind nose
Swedish näshåla
  • näshålaair-filled space behind nose
Ukrainian носова́ порожни́на
  • носова́ порожни́на (nosová porožnýna)air-filled space behind nose
Vietnamese khoang mũi
  • khoang mũiair-filled space behind nose
Cite this entry
APA

nasal cavity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20cavity

MLA

“nasal cavity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20cavity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasal cavity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal%20cavity.

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