oronasal

7.5

Relating to both the mouth and the nose

adjective
/ˌɔroʊˈneɪzl/

Specialized

: oronasal

The doctor explained that an oronasal condition can affect both eating and breathing.
oronasal fistula

Examples

Children with an oronasal issue may have difficulty speaking clearly.
After the surgery, the patient experienced oronasal discomfort during recovery.
The oronasal fistula was unchanged at 7 mm in diameter.

Academic text (1996)
None of the children had oronasal fistula, and all exhibited adequate velopharyngeal function as determined by pressure-flow testing.

Academic text (2012)
More recently, acoustic analysis of oronasal respiration (SNAP testing) has shown promise as a technique to identify the low frequency of velum-like snoring.

Academic text (1999)
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 1. Intraoral photograph illustrating oronasal fistula at the junction of hard and soft palates.

Academic text (1996)
Oronasal fistulas frequently occur as a result of mucosal ulceration and palate necrosis.

Academic text (2001)
Most often, patients with hyperviscosity syndrome present with oronasal bleeding, dizziness, and/or visual disturbances related to retinal bleeding.

Academic text (2006)
In a series of vaccine efficacy studies, 10 horses were immunized with HeVsG glycoprotein and then exposed to an otherwise lethal dose of HeV by the oronasal route.

Academic text (2014)

Surface Forms

oronasal positive

Morphology

oronasal = nasal (semi-transparent) = oro + nasal

Formed by the medical combining form 'oro-' (mouth) prefixed to the common adjective 'nasal'; the specialized combining form makes the term somewhat technical and less immediately transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Oronasal comes from the parts oro- 'mouth', as in oral, and nasal 'nose', so it means 'involving both the mouth and the nose'.