postnasal


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post·na·sal

(pōst-nā′zəl)
adj.
Located or occurring posterior to the nose.
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postnasal

(ˌpəʊstˈneɪzəl)
adj
(Anatomy) situated behind the nose
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post•na•sal

(poʊstˈneɪ zəl)

adj.
located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx; nasopharyngeal.
[1895–1900]
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Translations

post·na·sal

a. postnasal, detrás de la nariz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

postnasal

adj posnasal or postnasal; — drip goteo posnasal or postnasal, goteo retronasal
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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