(anatomy) The largest of the three nasal conchae located within the nasal cavity.

(anatomy, zootomy) Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity.

(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

(medicine, pathology) The accumulation in the throat or back of the nose of excessive mucus produced by the sinuses.

(pathology) A common physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum.

(pathology) An obstruction of the nasal cavity that reduces the flow of the air, regardless of the cause.

(hygiene) A personal hygiene practice which involves flooding the nasal cavity with warm saline solution (salt water).

(pathology) The blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels.

Alternative form of Naskh

a spray medication used as a decongestant when inhaled through the nose.