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Nasal cavity   /nˈeɪzəl kˈævəti/   Listen
Nasal cavity

noun
1.
Either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx.





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"Nasal cavity" Quotes from Famous Books



... vomer septum, was referred to in the chapter on inspiration. The so-called sinuses are hollow spaces in small bones on either side and above the nasal passage and communicating directly or indirectly with it. A question regarding the nasal cavity, including the sinuses, suggests itself. Of what use is the nasal passage as a cavity of resonance if, in order to prevent a nasal quality of tone, the passage during voice-emission is shut off by the action of the soft palate, or by the combined action of the soft palate, uvula and tongue? ...
— The Voice - Its Production, Care and Preservation • Frank E. Miller


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