nasal cartilage


na·sal car·ti·lage

(nā'zăl kahr'ti-lăj) Dense connective tissue of the nose; includes the greater alar (lower lateral), the lesser alar, the lateral nasal (upper lateral), the vomeronasal, and the accessory nasal. [L. nasus, nose + cartilago, gristle]

nasal cartilage

Any of the cartilages forming the principal portion of the subcutaneous framework of the nose.See also: cartilage