Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to the mouth and nose.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the mouth and the nose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
mouth and thenose
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Waterboarding, as done by the CIA, as reverse-engineered from SERE training, does indeed fill the oronasal passages with water, causing asphyxiation as the waterboard-ee is unable to inspire.
Matthew Yglesias » No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition 2010
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(CHEST 2006; 130: 822 - 826) Key words: aerosol; airborne; airflow; hospital-acquired; infection; infection control; nosocomial; oxygen mask; transmission; visualization Abbreviations: CoV coronavirus; HPS human patient simulator; SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome P atientsrequire supplemental oxygen viapneumonia often admitted to the hospital with nasal can - infection, breathing with the aid of an oxygen mask that is supplying oxygen at a flow rate of up to 10 nula or oronasal masks.
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If water weren’t actually filling the oronasal passages, how could this happen?
Matthew Yglesias » No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition 2010
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