nasal cavity

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The cavity on either side of the nasal septum, extending from the nares to the pharynx, and lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth.

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Called by the hoity toity term of nasal insufflation, this method was used by some in Asia till a few hundred years ago.
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Among them were some horrifying images of severe damage to nasal tissue caused by a child lodging a button battery in her nose.
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Some have speculated that cessation of CPR decreases pressure in the chest cavity, allowing blood to return to the heart.
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The force of the two reacting spreads the foam through the chest cavity, hardening to apply pressure to any bleed sites.
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Injuries within the chest cavity may not be readily visible to medics, and are difficult to compress, King said.
New 'Suspended Animation' Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There appears a rude attempt to picture the mouth cavity and to show those interesting accessories, the teeth.
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Gunn possessed a purple complexion which attained to full vigor of coloring in the nasal region.
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In addition, chylous and chyloid exudates are occasionally met, particularly in the peritoneal cavity.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
For more than another hour that sweet nasal monotonous voice trilled on.
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In this specimen the tubular cavity of the stalactite is still open.
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