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ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process.a´lara´late
ala na´si wing of nose: the flaring cartilaginous expansion forming the outer side of each of the nares.
ala nasi [nā′sī] the outer flaring cartilaginous wall of the outer side of each nostril. ala [a´lah] (pl. a´lae) (L.) a winglike process. adj., adj a´lar, a´late. ala na´si the cartilaginous flap on the outer side of each nostril. ![]() Ala nasi with major and minor alar cartilages. From Dorland's, 2000. ala pl. alae [L.] a winglike process, e.g. the cervical and caudal alae of nematodes; the wing-like structures at the esophageal and tail regions of the worm. ala cinerea an area on the floor of the 4th ventricle; the trigonum nervus vagi of the medulla oblongata. ala lobuli centralis a lobule of the rostral part of the cerebellar hemispheres that extends from the vermis. ala nasi the wing of the nose; the cartilaginous flap on the outer side of either nostril. ala ossis illium wing of the ilium. sacral ala the lateral parts of the base of the sacrum which carry the articular surfaces for the ilium and the transverse processes of the last lumbar vertebra. ala spuria
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