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nose
nose In human beings, other primates and some vertebrates, the prominent structure between the eyes. It contains receptors sensitive to various chemicals (sense of
smell), and serves as the opening to the respiratory tract, warming and moistening the air and trapping dust particles on the
mucous membranes.
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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...
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Nose bleeds.(Life Extension)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 2/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...just below the bony center part of your nose. Applying pressure helps stop the blood...or paper towel, to the area around the nose. Applying pressure with a cotton pad inside...you get a nosebleed, don't blow your nose. Doing so can cause additional nosebleeds...
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Fake noses as a school-funding nostrum
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 3/5/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...million dollars. For Green Nose Day, Thomason has given 11,500 noses to Long Beach schools...all wearing Dodger Blue noses?" he asks), Red/Green Nose Days in other cities...special-event-related noses. For Thomason, there...
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Nose bleeds: bloody noses are messy and sometimes scary. Here's how to handle them. (Your Body & Mind).
Magazine article from: Scholastic Choices; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...re eating lunch when, suddenly, your nose starts to run--or so you think. You...to wipe it, but you discover that your nose is actually bleeding! What's going on...usually start in the front part of the nose from only one nostril. In an anterior...
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Nose News is New News
Newspaper article from: Instrument Business Outlook; 3/15/1995; 700+ words
; ...results. Electronic noses take the opposite approach...response of the human nose, they emulate it...response of the human nose, DATU simply sets out to help real noses. Their 'CharmAnalysis...preparation device for a human nose! The GC cleans up the...
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Nose gets in the way of man's social life
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/27/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...about yourself. Having your nose altered is not going to change...people, women included. Your nose has finished growing. (However, noses can seem to be larger after...5,000 investment in a new nose is likely to pay you dividends...
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NOSES IN THE NEWS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...My family held their noses," we say, not "held its nose." (If you saw a corrected...we are thumbing our noses" instead of "our nose." Why did the plural...judiciary has "thumbed a nose" - no its, no their, no noses - at Congress.
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E-Noses: testing their mettle against fly noses.
M2 Presswire; 7/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...extend the sensory range of 'electronic noses' (e-noses) by developing a system for comparing their performance against the much-superior nose of the common house fly. 'Although e-noses already have many uses - such as detecting...
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E-noses nose out traditional odor-detection equipment.
Magazine article from: EDN; 12/17/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...ODOR DETECTION. THESE UNIQUE ELECTRONIC NOSES, OR E-NOSES, BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO CONSUMER, INDUSTRIAL...electronic olfactory sensor, or "e-nose." Universities and companies are developing e-nose technology built around an array of very...
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Electronic noses: an innovative application for food analysis in the 21st century.(Food testing)
Magazine article from: Food Engineering & Ingredients; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Principles of electronic noses An electronic nose is a machine that is designed...classical concept of an e-nose. In recent years, however...sensor types used for e-noses have been enhanced and...Generally, electronic nose instruments are composed...
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nose
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...was anxious to get inside and nose around her house | she's...one point. PHRASES: by a nose (of a victory) by a very narrow margin. count noses count people, typically in...in a vote. cut off one's nose to spite one's face hurt...
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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...
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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...
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nose cone
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
nose cone • n. the cone-shaped nose of a rocket or aircraft.
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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.
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