per nasum

adverb

via the nose

OriginLatin per nasum ← ['la ', →
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Meanings

adverbper nasum (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicinevia the nose

Origin

  1. ['la',
  2. Latinper nasum
  3. Englishper nasum

Borrowed from Latin per nasum.

More words from Latin, ['la

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APA

per nasum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20nasum

MLA

“per nasum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20nasum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per nasum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20nasum.

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