ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process.a´lara´late
ala nasi
ala na´si wing of nose: the flaring cartilaginous expansion forming the outer side of each of the nares. 
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The major and minor alar cartilages of the ala nasi.
ala na·si (n  z )n. The outer wall of each nostril. |
ala nasi
[nā′sī]
the outer flaring cartilaginous wall of the outer side of each nostril.
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
the alula.
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