nasal spine

nasal spine
nasal spine n any of several median bony processes adjacent to the nasal passages: as
a) ANTERIOR NASAL SPINE
b) POSTERIOR NASAL SPINE

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Anterior nasal spine — Infobox Bone Name = Anterior nasal spine Latin = spina nasalis anterior maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 158 Caption = Left maxilla. Nasal surface. (Anterior nasal spine labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = The skull from the front. (Anterior …   Wikipedia

  • Posterior nasal spine — Infobox Bone Name = Posterior nasal spine Latin = s. nasalis posterior ossis palatini GraySubject = 41 GrayPage = 167 Caption = Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect. Enlarged. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Roof,… …   Wikipedia

  • anterior nasal spine — n the nasal spine that is formed by the union of processes of the two premaxillae and projects upward between the anterior nares …   Medical dictionary

  • posterior nasal spine — n the nasal spine that is formed by the union of processes of the two palatine bones and projects between the choanae …   Medical dictionary

  • frontal nasal spine — noun : a median process projecting down from the frontal bone and articulating with the two nasal bones called also superior nasal spine …   Useful english dictionary

  • anterior nasal spine — noun : the nasal spine formed by the union of processes of the two premaxillaries and projecting upward between the anterior nares …   Useful english dictionary

  • posterior nasal spine — noun : the nasal spine that is formed by the union of processes of the two palatine bones and projects between the posterior nares …   Useful english dictionary

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