NASARIUM 



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NATURAL 



Nasal Bones, Exter- 

 nal Aspect. 



i, i. The two nasal 

 bones. 2, 2. Superior 

 extremity. 3, 3. In- 

 ferior border. 4, 4. 

 Internal border. 5, 

 5, 5, 5. External bor- 

 der. 



Crest. N. Diplopia. Same as Crossed Diplopia. 



N. Duct. See Lacrymal Duct. N. Eminence. See 



Eminence. N. Floor, the floor 



of the nasal fossae. N. Fossae, 



the nostrils ; the cavities in the 



middle of the face leading to the 



internal surfaces of the nose. 



N. Ganglion, the sphenopala- 

 tine ganglion. See Ganglia, 



Table of. N. Groove. See 



Groove. N. Index. See Index. 



N. Labyrinth, the irregular 



cavity formed by the turbinal 



bones in the nasal passages. N. 



Line. See Lines, Table of. N. 



Meatus, one of the nostrils. 



N. Membrane, the Schneideri- 



an membrane. N. Nerve. See 

 ves, Table of. N. Notch. 

 Votch. N. Passages, the 



meatuses of the nose. N. Point. 



See Craniometric Points. N. 



Process. See Process. N. Re- 

 flex. See Reflexes, Table of. N. Septum. See 



Septum of the Nose. N. Spine. See Spine. N. 



Voice, a peculiar muffled twang of the voice, espe- 

 cially marked in cases of perforation of the palate. 



See Dead Voice. 



asarium (n a -za / -re-urn) [nasus, nose]. Nasal mu- 

 cus. 



ascal (nas'-kl) [nascale~\. A pledget or dossil of 



lint, cotton, or wool, used in the treatment of uterine 



or vaginal disease. 



ascent (nas / -ent) [nascor, nasci, to be bom]. A 

 i term applied to gaseous substances at the moment of 

 J their liberation from chemic union. 



asen (na'-zen) [nasus, a nose]. Belonging to the 



nasal bone in itself. 



asethmoid (na-zeth' '-moid') [nasus, nose; rfi\t6q, a 

 i sieve; eltioc, like]. Pertaining to the nasal and eth- 

 I moid bones. 



asiform (na' -zif-orm) [nasus, nose; forma, form]. 

 J Shaped like the nose. 



lasilabial (na-zil-a'-be-al). See Nasolabial. 

 .asio-alveolar (na'-ze-o-al-ve f -o-lar) [nasus, nose; 

 ^alveolus, socket]. Relating to or connecting the 



nasion and the alveolar point. 



asio-bregmatic (na / ' -ze-o-breg-mat' '-ik) [nasus, nose ; 



Iftpeyua, bregma]. Pertaining to the nasion and the 



bregma. 



asio-inial (na'-ze-o-in'-e-al) [nasus, nose; iviov, 



I occiput]. Pertaining to the nasion and the inion. 



asio-mental (na' '-ze-o-men' '-tal) [nasus, nose ; men- 



fum, chin]. Pertaining to or connecting the nasion 



and the mentum. 



ision (na'-ze-on) [nasus, nose]. The median point 



of the naso-frontal suture. See Craniometric Points. 



isitis (na-zi'-tis). See Rhinitis. 



ismyth's Membrane. The epithelial membrane 



enveloping the enamel of the teeth during their 

 leve'opment and sometimes also for a short time after 

 lirth ; cuticula dentis. 



iso- (na'-zo-\ [nasus, nose]. A prefix to denote con- 

 lection with or relation to the nose. N. -alveolar. 

 ->ame as Nasio-alveolar. N. -basal, pertaining to the 

 lose and the base of the skull. N. -basilar, pertaining 

 o the nasal point and the basion. N. -frontal, pertain- 

 ngto the nasal and frontal bones. N. -labial, pertain- 

 ijointly to the nose and the lips ; applied to cer- 

 ain muscles. N. -lacrymal, pertaining to the nose and 

 the lacrymal apparatus, as the naso-lacrymal duct. 

 M. -maxillary, pertaining to the nasal bone and the 



upper jaw-bone. N.-opisthiac, pertaining to the 

 nasion and the opisthion. N. -palatal, N. -palatine, 

 pertaining to both nose and palate. Also, the name of 

 the nerve entering the nasal fossa and passing across 

 the roof of the nose to the roof of the mouth , supply- 

 ing that part of the mucosa behind the incisor" teeth. 

 See Nerves, Table of. N. -pharyngeal, pertaining 

 conjointly to the nose and the pharynx. N. -pharyn- 

 gitis, inflammation of the mucosa lining the naso- 

 pharynx. N. -pharynx, the arching space between 

 the posterior nares and a horizontal plane through 

 the lower margin of the soft palate. N.-subnasal, 

 in craniometry, applied to a line connecting the nasal 

 and the subnasal points. 



Nasocular (na-zok'-u-lar) [nasus, nose ; oculus, eye]. 

 Pertaining to the nose and the eye ; nasorbital. 



Nasology (ua-zoF-o-je) [nasus, nose; '/.oyoc, science]. 

 The study of noses. 



Nasorbital (na-zor'-bit-al) [nasus, nose; orbitalis, 

 orbital]. Nasal and orbital. 



Nasta (nas'-tah) [vaaroq, solid]. A fleshy tumor of 

 the neck about the shoulders. 



Nasus (na / -zus) [L.]. The nose. 



Nasute (na'-sut) [nasus, nose]. Large-nosed. 



Nasutiform ( na - su'- tif- orm ) [nasutus, long-nosed ; 

 forma, form]. In biology, applied to nose-like pro- 

 cesses of the heads of insects. 



Natal (na'-tl) [natalis, from nasci, to be born]. Na- 

 tive ; connected with one's birth. 



Natal (na'-tl) [natis, rump]. Gluteal ; pertaining to 

 the nates. 



Natal Sore. See Furunculus orientalis. 



Natalitial (na-tal-ish' -at) [natalis, from nasci, to be 

 born]. Pertaining to one's birth. 



Natality (na-tal' -it-e) [natalis, of birth]. In State 

 medicine and statistics, the birth-rate. 



Nataloin (nat-aP -o-in) [Natal; aX&Tj, the aloe]. 

 GjjHjgOjj. The aloin derived from A'a tal aloes. 



Natant (na'-tatit) [natare, to swim]. Swimming or 

 floating on the surface of a liquid. 



Nates (na'-tez) [natis, the buttock: //., Nates\ The 

 buttocks. N. of Brain, the anterior pair of the Cor- 

 pora quadrigemina. 



Natiform (n at' '-if orm) [nates, buttocks; forma, form]. 

 Buttock -shaped. 



Native (na / -tiv) [nativus, born]. Coming into ex- 

 istence by birth ; of indigenous origin or growth. N. 

 Albumins, a class of animal proteids occurring in a 

 natural condition in animal solids and fluids. They are 

 soluble in water, and are not precipitated by alkaline 

 carbonates, sodium chlorid, or very dilute acids. Their 

 solutions are coagulated by heat at 65° to 73 C. 

 Dried at 40 C. they yield a clear, yellow or amber- 

 colored, friable mass soluble in water, called soluble 

 albumin. The two chief varieties of native albumins 

 are serum-albumin and egg-albumin. 



Nativism (na' ' -tiv-izm) [nativus, born]. The psycho- 

 logic theory that assumes that our ideas of form, 

 space, and distance are, at least in part, due to the 

 make-up of the organism or to some native power or 

 endowment, and not entirely to experience. 



Nativistic (na-tiv-is'-tik) [nativus, native]. Pertaining 

 to nativism. 



Natrium (na'-tre-um). See Sodium. 



Natron (na / -tron) [At., natriin, native carbonate of 

 sodium]. Native sodium carbonate. Also, sodium 

 or potassium nitrate. This was formerly the exclusive 

 meaning of the word. 



Natta (nat f -ah). An old name for a wen, fleshy excres- 

 cence, or tumor. [Obs.] 



Natural (nat'-u-ral) [natura, nature]. I. Pertaining 

 to nature. 2. An idiot. N. Gas, the mixture of 



