nasal cycles

A form of nasal cycle — The periodic alternation in the use of the left or the right nostril more actively for breathing, occurring in humans, caused by periodic swelling of the nasal conchae on one side of the nose and its reversal.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of nasal cycle
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