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nose
nose olfactory and respiratory organ, located between the eyes. The external nose, composed of bone and cartilage, is the most prominent feature of the face in humans. The internal nose is a hollow structure above the roof of the mouth, divided by the septum into two nasal cavities that extend from... Read more
cosmetic surgery
cosmetic surgery plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes, such as the improvement of the appearance of the face by removing wrinkles or reshaping the nose. ... Read more
sneeze
sneeze involuntary violent expiration of air through the nose and mouth. It results from stimulation of the nervous system in the nose, causing sudden contraction of the muscles of expiration. The stimulus can include any irritating factor in the nose—inflammation of the tissues as the result... Read more
cartilage
cartilage , flexible semiopaque connective tissue without blood vessels or nerve cells. It forms part of the skeletal system in humans and in other vertebrates, and is also known as gristle. Temporary cartilage makes up the skeletal system of the fetus and the infant, forming a model for later rep... Read more
gar
gar member of the family Lepisosteidae, freshwater fishes found in the warmer rivers and lakes of the S United States, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies. Gars are highly predacious and destroy many useful fish. They are cylindrical fishes with long jaws and formidable teeth; their peculi... Read more
Justinian II
Justinian II (Justinian Rhinotmetus), 669-711, Byzantine emperor (685-95, 705-11), son and successor of Constantine IV. He successfully invaded Arab territory but lost the advantage through a truce that ceded much of Asia Minor to the Arabs. His extravagance and despotism and his ministers' extorti... Read more
frostbite
frostbite (chilblains), injury to the tissue caused by exposure to cold, usually affecting the extremities of the body, such as the hands, feet, ears, or nose. Extreme cold causes the small blood vessels in the extremities to constrict. The blood circulates more slowly and stagnation results. Event... Read more
nosebleed
nosebleed nasal hemorrhage occurring as the result of local injury or disturbance. Most nosebleeds are not serious and occur when one of the small veins of the septum (the partition between the nostrils) ruptures. These will usually stop without treatment or when pressure is applied to the nose. ... Read more
polyp
polyp in medicine, a benign tumor occurring in areas lined with mucous membrane such as the nose, gastrointestinal tract (especially the colon), and the uterus. Some polyps are pedunculated tumors, i.e., they grow on stems; others, attached by a broad base, are called sessile. Nasal polyps are usua... Read more
VOCAL CORDS
VOCAL CORDS, also vocal chords, vocal folds. Anatomical terms for folds inside the larynx, stretching from front to back, which control the flow of air from the trachea or windpipe into the pharynx, mouth, and nose. When muscular action pulls them apart a voiceless sound is produced, such as /s, t/.... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "nose"

nose
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body nose The nose is at the centre of attention when we examine the face . One can read the culture of the nose and its central place in the study of physiognomy. One can stress that...
Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Ear, nose, and throat surgery Definition Ear, nose, and throat surgery is the the surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, or deformations of the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck areas. Purpose The purpose of surgery...
Nasal Trauma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...trauma is defined as any injury to the nose or related structure that may result in...internal or external. Description The human nose is composed of bone, soft tissue, and...enters the body. Internal injuries to the nose typically occur when a foreign object is...
Nosebleed
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...loss of blood from any blood vessel in the nose. It usually appears in only one nostril...septum, the cartilage that separates the nose into two nostrils. These anterior nosebleeds...nosebleeds, which come from the back of the nose, are less common and much harder to manage...
Septoplasty
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...correct the shape of the septum of the nose. The nasal septum is the separation between...often as part of plastic surgery of the nose ( rhinoplasty ). The nasal septum has three functions: to support the nose, regulate air flow, and support the...
Nasal Packing
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...sometimes, petrolatum. The end of the nose may be taped to keep the packings in place...reopen the wound. If both sides of the nose are packed, the patient must breathe through...in place. In patients who are chronic nose pickers, frequent bleeding is common and...
Rhinoplasty
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers ...Rhinoplasty Definition The term rhinoplasty means "nose molding" or "nose forming." It refers to a procedure in plastic surgery in which the structure of the nose is changed. The change can be made by adding or removing...
Decongestants
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...medicines used to relieve nasal congestion (stuffy nose). Purpose A congested or stuffy nose is a common symptom of colds and allergies. This congestion results when membranes lining the nose become swollen. Decongestants relieve the swelling...
Nosebleeds
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...It can be caused by heat, dry air, trauma to the nose, certain medications, or a medical condition. Description Anterior nosebleeds, or bleeding of the nose that comes from near the nose opening, are the most common nosebleeds in children...
Nasal Polyps
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...is an irritation of the membranes of the nose by airborne particles or chemicals. These...irritated, they can also grow polyps. The nose is not only a passageway for air to reach...lined with mucous membranes, just like the nose. Polyps can easily obstruct the drainage...

Dictionary entries related to "nose"

nose
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English nose / nōz / • n. 1. the...something by its scent: a dog with a keen nose. ∎  [in sing. ] fig...talent for detecting something: he has a nose for a good script. ∎ ...
Nose
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 468. Nose Barabas inventor of infernal machine; possessor...Lit.: The Jew of Malta ] Bardolph for red nose, known as “ knight of the burning...mocked unceasingly for extremely large nose [Fr. Lit.: Cyrano de Bergerac ] Durante...
brown-nose
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English brown-nose (also brown·nose ) inf. • n. (also brown-nos·er ) a person who acts in a grossly obsequious way. • v. [ tr. ] curry favor with (someone) by acting in such a way: academics were brown-nosing the senior faculty.
nose job
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English nose job • n. inf. an operation involving rhinoplasty or cosmetic surgery on a person's nose.
saddle-nose
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing saddle-nose ( sa -d'l-nohz) n. flattening of the bridge of the nose, such as may occur in congenital syphilis.
nose cone
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English nose cone • n. the cone-shaped nose of a rocket or aircraft.
pug nose
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English pug nose • n. a short nose with an upturned tip. DERIVATIVES: pug-nosed adj.
parson's nose
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition parson's nose The small fatty joint holding the tail feathers of poultry. Also known as pope's nose.
pope's nose
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition pope's nose See parson's nose .
nose-horned viper
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology nose-horned viper ( Vipera ammodytes ) See VIPERIDAE .

Thesaurus entries related to "nose"

nose
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus nose • noun   1. a punch on the nose synonyms : snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk; informal beak...schnoz, schnozzola, sniffer, honker.   2. a nose for scandal synonyms : instinct, feeling, sixth sense...
pry
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...a busybody; inf. stick/poke one's nose in, snoop. phrase: pry into  ...affairs synonyms : be inquisitive about, nose into, inquire into, interfere in, meddle...be nosy about, stick/poke one's nose into, snoop into.   2. pry into...
poke
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : rummage around, forage through, ransack, nose around, pry into. poke fun at   poking...taunt; inf. send up, rib, rag. poke one's nose into   poke your nose into my private affairs synonyms : pry into, interfere...
sniff
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 1. she sniffed and blew her nose synonyms : inhale, breathe in; snuffle...hold in contempt, look down one's nose at, treat as inferior, look down on, sneer at, scoff at; informal turn one's nose up at. sniff out informal  McMahon...
scorn
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...heap scorn on, look down on, look down one's nose at, disdain, curl one's lip at, mock, scoff...court; disparage, slight; dismiss, thumb one's nose at; informal turn one's nose up at. See note at despise. antonyms: admire...
snoop
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...around, be a busybody about, poke one's nose into; interfere in/with, meddle in...synonyms : investigate, explore, search, nose, have a good look; prowl around...for a snoop around synonyms : search, nose, look, prowl, ferret, poke, investigation...
smell
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff...dogs smelled each other synonyms : sniff, nose.   3. the cellar smells synonyms...words for what is perceived through the nose, but there is a big difference between...
spurn
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise; snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn...someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder; informal turn one's nose up at, give someone the brush-off, kick in the teeth, give...
skin
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...captivate, charm; enthrall, enchant, entrance. it's no skin off my nose informal  if you want to go swimming in that icy water, it's no skin off my nose synonyms : I don't care, I don't mind, I'm not bothered, it doesn...
obvious
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...open, undisguised, unconcealed, frank, glaring, blatant, written all over someone; informal as plain as the nose on one's face, sticking/standing out like a sore thumb, right under one's nose. antonyms: imperceptible, obscure.

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Now You Nose; A New Book Takes Us Deep Inside the Often-Derided, Little-Understood Organ
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/5/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Gabrielle Glaser remembers with little affection the early years spent with her nose, which she says looks "like a large triangle nose drawn by a child." Oh sure, her nose -- a product of her Jewish/Native American heritage -- was quite perceptive...
Streisand's Nose - In Your Face
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/20/1994; ; 700+ words ; Barbra Streisand has been a nose revolutionary, a nose nationalist and liberator, a preacher of proboscis pride...American carport-perfection cheerleader popularity of the ideal nose personified by Doris Day back in the 1950s, and she bloodied...
The nose
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 11/13/2002; 700+ words ; New Straits Times 11-13-2002 The nose Edition: 2* Section: Off The Shelf Hot...his fingers and pulled it out. It was a nose! Ivan's wife loses her temper Ivan...eyes and felt the thing; it really was a nose! But there was another amazing thing about...
Electronic nose offers a whiff of the future
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/30/2000; ; 700+ words ; Electronic nose offers a whiff of the future Device may...but with one quick sniff, the electronic nose can say "vine ripened" or "picked green...security, even in your home. One "E-nose" developer sees his equipment performing...
Nose gets in the way of man's social life
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/27/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...myself fairly attractive, but I have a big nose. I am a single 22-year-old man. I am extremely self-conscious about my nose, and my social life has stopped because...I feel people are always looking at my nose. I don't have the money for a nose job...
Beauty: Nose reveals shape of things to come; Laura Davis discovers the hidden meanings of your hooter.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 3/17/2005; 700+ words ; ...Manilow has one large enough for two. The nose is one part of the body that is hard to...to Chinese face reading tradition, the nose represents the sense of self and the attitude...is believed that by studying someone's nose, you can tell whether that person is self...
Big Nose and His Painted Elk Skin
Magazine article from: Plains Anthropologist; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...and accompanying explanations which Big Nose, a Piegan chief, was commissioned to...1893-1894. Keywords: Blackfeet, Big Nose, warfare, pictography At first glance...lengths to collect the life story of Big Nose (Mokska-atose), a Blackfeet chief...
THIS 'NOSE' KNOWS PNEUMONIA, DOCTORS SAY
News Wire article from: United Press International; 11/5/2002; 652 words ; 00-00-0000 This 'nose' knows pneumonia, doctors say SAN DIEGO...International via COMTEX) -- An electronic nose the size of a personal stereo can diagnose...Medicine lung expert, said the electronic nose is so sensitive that it can identify specific...
"My first nose job": after surgery, I thought I'd score instant popularity and maybe even a boyfriend. But what I ended up getting was actually even better.(CosmoGIRL! firsts)
Magazine article from: CosmoGirl!; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; I had a big nose. Really big. Not "it seems big because her face is so small" big. My nose was big for any face. It was crooked too. And...would say, "Don't worry. We'll have your nose fixed when you're 15." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...
Nose and mouth injuries. (First Aid & Safety)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 1/1/1991; 700+ words ; Nose and Mouth Injuries Think back to the first...make contact, resulting in damage to the nose, mouth, and other facial structures. Auto...facial injuries as well. Injuries to the nose and mouth can threaten a person's ability...