Xylometazoline vs. Nasal — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Xylometazoline and Nasal
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Definitions
Xylometazoline
Xylometazoline, also spelled xylomethazoline, is a medication used to reduce symptoms of nasal congestion, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis. Use is not recommended for more than seven days.
Nasal
Of, in, or relating to the nose.
Xylometazoline
A drug used as a topical nasal decongestant that works by constricting the blood vessels in the nose.
Nasal
(Linguistics) Articulated by lowering the soft palate so that air resonates in the nasal cavities and passes out the nose, as in the pronunciation of the consonants (m), (n), and (ng) or the nasalized vowel of French bon.
Nasal
Characterized by or resembling a resonant sound produced through the nose
A nasal whine.
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Nasal
(Linguistics) A nasal consonant.
Nasal
A nasal part or bone, forming part of the bridge of the nose.
Nasal
The nosepiece of a helmet.
Nasal
Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
Nasal
(phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.
Nasal vowel
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Nasal
(phonetics) Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.
Nasal utterance
Nasal
(music) Sharp, penetrating.
Nasal
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
Nasal
(phonetics) nasal consonant
Velar nasal
Nasal
(phonetics) nasal vowel
Nasal
(historical) The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
Nasal
(anatomy) nasal bone
Nasal
(zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Nasal
Of or pertaining to the nose.
Nasal
Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
Nasal
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
Nasal
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
Nasal
Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
Nasal
One of the nasal bones.
Nasal
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Nasal
A continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
Nasal
An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Nasal
Of or in or relating to the nose;
Nasal passages
Nasal
Sounding as if the nose were pinched;
A whining nasal voice