What it means
The combining form used in words about the nose. A nasogastric tubenay-zoh-GAS-trik toobA thin, flexible tube passed through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach.nas/o nosegastr/o stomach-ic having to do withFull entry goes from the nose to the stomach; a nasal cannula delivers oxygen into the nose; the nasopharynx is the part of the throat behind the nose. The Greek root rhin/o also means nose, as in rhinitis (an inflamed nose) and rhinorrhea (a runny nose).
At a glance
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Related terms
nasogastric tube
A thin, flexible tube passed through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach.
nasal
Having to do with the nose.