nostrils

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Nurses and doctors wore biohazard suits and three layers of medical gloves when they entered his room, swabbing him for virus up his nostrils and in other sites like his eyelids twice a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"Swollen face, a fever, lameness, drooling and crusting of the nostrils - if you do come across any of those clinical signs ring the department immediately and we will investigate."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

The Cleveland Clinic describes this as a hole in the tissue that separates your nostrils.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

The curve of her chin and the way her nostrils flared a little as she smiled reminded him of something.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste