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nasal fossa

nasal fossa noun: either lateral half of the nasal cavity.

Noun

nasal fossa (plural nasal fossae)

  1. Either lateral half of the nasal cavity.

Forms of nasal fossa

pluralnasal fossae

Questions about nasal fossa

What does nasal fossa mean?
Nasal fossa means either lateral half of the nasal cavity.
What part of speech is nasal fossa?
Nasal fossa is a noun.
What is the plural of nasal fossa?
The plural of nasal fossa is nasal fossae.

Words near nasal fossa in the dictionary

  1. nasal cycles
  2. nasal demon
  3. nasal demons
  4. nasal discharge
  5. nasal douche
  6. nasal fossa
  7. nasal fossae
  8. nasal index
  9. nasal indexes
  10. nasal infix
  11. nasal irrigation

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