oronasal

American

[awr-oh-ney-zuhl, ohr-oh-] / ˌɔr oʊˈneɪ zəl, ˌoʊr oʊ- /

adjective

of or relating to the mouth and the nose.
Phonetics. orinasal.

noun

Phonetics. orinasal.

oronasal British

/ ˌɔːrəʊˈneɪzəl /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to the mouth and nose

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Other Word Forms

oronasally adverb

Etymology

Origin of oronasal

First recorded in 1885–90; oro- ² + nasal ¹

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Rosenblad had carried out three unsuccessful procedures to treat an oronasal fistula, a common problem in dogs and cats that results in a large hole in the mouth leading to the nasal cavity.

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