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vibrissa /vi·bris·sa/ (vi-bris´ah) [L.] a long coarse hair, such as those growing in the vestibule of the nose.

vi·bris·sa (v

-br

, v

n. pl. vi·bris·sae (-br

)

1. Any of the hairs growing at the anterior nares.

2. Any of the long, stiff hairs projecting from the anterior nares of most mammals, as cat whiskers.

vibrissa [vi-bris´ah] (L.)

one of the hairs growing in the vestibule of the nose in humans or around the nose (muzzle) of an animal.

vibrissa

pl. vibrissae [L.]

1. one of the hairs growing on the skin that is reflected into nostrils and on the skin about the nose (muzzle) of an animal.

2. any large tactile hair.

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vibrissa (redirected from Sinus hair)

vibrissa
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