different between nostril vs nasogastric

English

Alternative forms

• nosethirl (now Britain regional, archaic)

Etymology

From earlier nosthril, nosethrill, from Middle English nostril, nostrel, nosterl, nosthirl, nosethril, nosethirl, noosthril, nosethyrl, nosethurl, nesethirl, nesthyrylle, nasethirl, nesethrull, from Old English nosþ?rel, equivalent to nose +? thirl (“hole”). Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Proto-Germanic *nustriz (“nostril”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?s'tr?l, IPA^(key): /?n?st??l/, /?n?st??l/
• Rhymes: -?st??l

Noun

nostril (plural nostrils)

1. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

Synonyms

• naris
• nosehole

Derived terms

• internostril
• nostrilful
• nostrilled

Translations

References

• nostril in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• nostril in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• nitrols, trilons

English

Etymology

From naso- +? gastric.

Adjective

nasogastric (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
2. (medicine, usually and more specifically) Pertaining to nasogastric intubation, wherein a tube is inserted through the nostril, past the throat, and into the stomach.

Usage notes

• Nasogastric is frequently abbreviated NG.

Coordinate terms

• nasoenteral

See also

• Nasogastric intubation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia