- Nasal dividing wall - Nostril separator - Part of the nose - A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal
septum. - A partition that separates the cells of a fruit. - One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral. - One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a
mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under
Nautilus.
- Endocrine gland - Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane,
or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. - Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the
pituitary fossa.
- A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae
in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis. - A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual
impulse of animals; heat; rut.
- Nose parts - Nostrils - Nostrils (anatomy) - The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares
being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the
openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.