rhinal

American  

[rahyn-l] / ˈraɪn l /

adjective

1. of or relating to the nose; nasal.

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rhinal British  

/ ˈraɪnəl /

adjective

1. 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

Example Sentences

Others blame the rhinal cortex—the area of the brain that signals that something feels familiar—for somehow being triggered without the memories to back it up.

From Scientific American

It’s a lamentable document; I narrate, rhinal and breathless, like a telemarketer fighting to keep someone on the line.

From The New Yorker

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 Project Gutenberg