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postnasal

postnasal adjective: of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity.

Adjective

postnasal (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity.

Noun

postnasal (plural postnasals)

  1. The posterior half of a divided nasal scale.

postnasal meaning in Tamil

postnasal in Tamil

நாசிப்பின், மூக்கின் பின்னால்

Forms of postnasal

pluralpostnasals

Origin of postnasal

From post- + nasal.

Words formed from postnasal

Phrases with postnasal

Words that rhyme with postnasal

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Questions about postnasal

What does postnasal mean?
Postnasal means of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity.
What is postnasal in Tamil?
Postnasal in Tamil is நாசிப்பின், மூக்கின் பின்னால். See Postnasal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is postnasal?
Postnasal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near postnasal in the dictionary

  1. postmythical
  2. postmythological
  3. postnares
  4. postnarial
  5. postnaris
  6. postnasal
  7. postnasal drip
  8. postnasal drips
  9. postnasals
  10. postnatal
  11. postnatal depression

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