nasal cavity
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- noun
- /ˈneɪ.zəl ˈkæv.ɪ.ti/
- Specialized
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cavidad nasal
- When you breathe in, air travels through your nasal cavity before reaching your lungs.
- nasal cavity and sinuses
- nasal cavity, paranasal
- nasal cavity tumors
Spray that into my nasal cavity, Pam.
- Spray that into my nasal cavity, Pam.
- And it's stuck in your nasal cavity sometimes for days or even weeks.
- Her horn nasal cavity is fully exposed.
- It smells like, Oh my God, that just, there's so many memories coming to my nasal cavity right now.
Examples
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Most cases of head and neck infection involve the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
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Once her condition stabilized, endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity failed to localize a discrete source of bleeding.
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And it's stuck in your nasal cavity sometimes for days or even weeks.
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Next, air tubes are inserted into the nasal cavity to guide you into a natural breathing pattern.
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Or are those molecules binding to a receptor in your nasal cavity?
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On examination, a mass was found filling the left posterior nasal cavity.
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We report a case of adenosquamous carcinoma of the nasal cavity with a unique presentation that was managed endoscopically.
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Examination under anesthesia at that time had revealed that her right nasal cavity was occluded by a firm, fleshy growth.
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Severe epistaxis, which usually originates in the posterior area of the nasal cavity, often requires urgent and intensive care.
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As a nasal hemangioma grows, it obstructs the nasal cavity and eventually compresses the surrounding structures.
Academic text (2008)
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is directly compositional: 'nasal' means relating to the nose and 'cavity' means a hollow space, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the hollow space inside the nose. This anatomical combination is common across languages and follows standard noun-noun composition, making the meaning immediately transparent.
Etymology
Nasal cavity comes from a simple picture: nasal means 'of the nose' and cavity means 'a hollow or empty space'. So it names the two hollow spaces inside the nose where air passes and we smell.