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rhinal

[ rahyn-l ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the nose; nasal.


rhinal

/ ˈraɪnəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the nose; nasal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • post·rhinal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhinal1

First recorded in 1860–65; rhin- + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhinal1

C19: from Greek rhis, rhin
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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.

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

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.

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