naris
naris — noun
- narissingular
- narisesplural
1. in anatomy or medical writing, one of the two outer holes at the front of the no
in anatomy or medical writing, one of the two outer holes at the front of the nose where air enters and leaves during breathing; the plural form 'nares' is more common in clinical use.
The surgeon checked that Tunde's left naris was clear before the nasal endoscopy began.
clinical use: a [side] + naris
Anatomy students learn that each naris opens into a separate nasal passage behind the bridge of the nose.
anatomical context: each naris + opens into
Élise noticed that her right naris had been blocked since the cold started on Monday.
In the chart, the nurse wrote that fluid was draining from the patient's right naris.
The plural 'nares' appears far more often in medical notes than the singular 'naris'.
文法句型
plural: nares
用法筆記
Only sense; far rarer than the everyday word 'nostril'. The plural 'nares' (Latin) dominates in clinical and anatomical writing; the singular 'naris' is used mostly when one side is being described.