naso-
(ˈneɪzəʊ)
modern combining form of L. nāsus nose, employed in a large number of anatomical or pathological terms relating to the nose in conjunction with some other part, as naso-ethmoidal, naso-frontal, naso-labial, naso-lachrymal, naso-malar, naso-maxillary, naso-oral, naso-palatal, naso-palatine, naso-pharyngeal, naso-turbinal adjs. Also naso-antritis, naso-pharyngitis, naso-pharynx. nasoˈciliary, applied to a branch of the ophthalmic nerve that supplies the skin and mucous membrane of the nose, the eyelids, and parts of the eyeball, and communicates with the ciliary ganglion; nasophaˈryngeal a., of or pertaining to the nasopharynx, or the nose and the pharynx; ˈnasopharynx, the uppermost part of the pharynx, lying above the soft palate and communicating with the posterior nares.
Many other combs. of the same character, as naso-aural, naso-basal, naso-buccal, etc. are given in the Syd. Soc. Lex. (1891).
| 1891 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Naso-antritis, inflammation of the mucous lining of the antrum and of the nose. |
| 1895 Quain's Elem. Anat. (ed. 10) III. ii. 236 The nasal nerve (oculo-nasal or *naso-ciliary) enters the orbit between the heads of the external rectus muscle. 1968 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. I. xxi. 10/2 The ophthalmic nerve..breaks up into its lacrimal, frontal and nasociliary branches while still within the wall of the cavernous sinus. |
| 1883 Martin & Moale Vertebr. Dissect. 108 This is the *naso-ethmoidal cartilage. |
| 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 734/1 The..*naso-frontal process [is regarded] as the basis for the lachrymal bone. 1876 Flower Osteol. Mammalia (ed. 2) 168 A rounded depression over the naso-frontal suture. |
| 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 223/1 The second [set], or *naso-labial fibres, are elevators of the upper lip. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 716 The naso-labial fold is more or less obliterated. |
| 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 209/1 The lower aperture of the *naso-lachrymal canal. |
| 1885 Athenæum 31 Jan. 156/1 A new index, the ‘*naso-malar index’, was proposed. |
| 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 209/1 The anterior or *naso-maxillary border. |
| 1899 Albutt's Syst. Med. VI. 55 The *naso-oral muzzle must never be used. |
| 1854 Owen in Orr's Circ. Sci. II. 66/2 The prepalatal or *naso-palatal aperture. |
| 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. II. 208/2 The..*naso-palatine surface is divided..by an horizontal plate of bone. 1881 Mivart Cat 74 The anterior termination of the anterior palatine canal transmitting the naso-palatine nerve. |
| 1872 Cohen Dis. Throat 97 A pseudo-membranous deposit in the pharyngeal and *naso-pharyngeal region. 1884 M. Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose II. 251 This method of enlarging the naso-pharyngeal space. 1892 P. McBride Dis. Throat, Nose & Ear 281 Naso-pharyngeal Catarrh associated with Crust Formation.—As we have seen, crusts may exist in the naso⁓pharynx in cases of atrophic rhinitis. 1973 Sci. Amer. Oct. 32/3 As the term indicates, nasopharyngeal carcinoma originates in the nasal cavity, the pharynx and the rear of the oral cavity. |
| 1896 Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 334 Chronic *naso-pharyngitis..requires likewise alkaline muriated or saline waters. |
| 1877 Burnett Ear 185 The arrival of the beak of the catheter in the *nasopharynx. 1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 981 This sheet [sc. the soft palate]..cuts into the cavity of the pharynx.., and, falling short of the posterior wall, incompletely divides it into two, namely, an upper part or naso-pharynx (pars nasalis), and a lower part or pharynx proper, which is further subdivided..into the oral pharynx..and the laryngeal pharynx. 1935 Imperatori & Burman Dis. Nose & Throat xxiv. 283 Most often neoplasms in the nasopharynx really have their origin in the nose but by their growth extend back into the nasopharynx. 1973 Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 3 Nov. 1/3 Snoring results from vibration of the soft tissues of the nasopharynx. |
| 1876 Flower Osteol. Mammalia (ed. 2) 110 It is sometimes distinguished under the name of *nasoturbinal. |
† 2. Used in terms denoting nasal sounds, as
naso-guttural,
naso-spirital,
naso-vocal.
Obs.| 1669 Holder Elem. Speech 59 Thus out of..36, casting out as useless..9 Naso-Spiritals, 6 Naso-Vocals, and 2 Spiritals, there remain 19 Consonants. Ibid. 75 Some may be found to take in some Letters, as the Ore-spirital L' R' and Naso-spirital M' N' Ng'. 1748 Phil. Trans. XLV. 406 The Power or Force..of the Naso-guttural N. |
3. naso-ductility, capacity of being led by the nose.
nonce-wd.| 1820 Coleridge in Lit. Rem. (1839) IV. 125 Let the reproach be shared between the Breath's fetid conscience and the nostrils' nasoductility. |