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nostril
[nos´tril]either aperture of the nose; see nares.
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na·ris
, pl.na·res
(nā'ris, -res), [TA]Anterior opening to the nasal cavity.
[L.]
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nostril
(nŏs′trəl)n.
Either of the external openings of the nose; a naris.
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nos·tril
(nos'tril)[L. naris]
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nostril
One of the paired openings into the (SC)nose(D) that contains hairs which can trap gross particulate matter in the inhaled air.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
nostril
ornares
an external opening of the nose leading into the nasal cavity.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005