A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES. Its major components are NASAL BONES; NASAL CARTILAGES; and NASAL SEPTUM.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009666
altLabel
External Nose
Nose, External
Noses, External
Noses
External Noses
AN
nose unspecified, but note specific nasal terms are available; / abnorm permitted for congenital deformities but acquired deformities = NOSE DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; / surg = probably NASAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES or RHINOPLASTY
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0028429
C0458561
CX
consider also terms at NAS- and RHIN-
DC
1
definition
A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES.
Its major components are NASAL BONES; NASAL CARTILAGES; and NASAL SEPTUM.
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