rhinal

American

[rahyn-l] / ˈraɪn l /

adjective

of or relating to the nose; nasal.

rhinal British

/ ˈraɪnəl /

adjective

of or relating to the nose; nasal

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Other Word Forms

postrhinal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of rhinal

First recorded in 1860–65; rhin- + -al ¹

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A well-marked rhinal fissure separates the pyriform lobe from the neopallium, while, on the mesial surface, the hippocampal fissure separates the neopallium from the hippocampal area.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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