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adjective: nasal + noun
作形容词时表示‘鼻子的；鼻音的’，通常放在名词前作定语。
The cold caused nasal congestion.
感冒引起了鼻塞。
鼻骨
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鼻骨
the bone that forms the bridge of the nose
The cold caused nasal congestion.
感冒引起了鼻塞。
鱼等鼻部上的板或鳞片。
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
The doctor explained that a small crack in the nasal could heal without surgery.
医生解释说，鼻骨上的一个小裂缝不用手术就能愈合。
On the CT scan, the nasal appears as a thin, flat bone at the top of the nose.
在CT扫描中，鼻骨显示为鼻子顶部的一块薄而扁平的骨头。
Both nasals were intact, so the patient's nose retained its normal shape.
两块鼻骨都完好无损，所以患者的鼻子保持了正常形状。
作形容词时表示‘鼻子的；鼻音的’，通常放在名词前作定语。
The cold caused nasal congestion.
感冒引起了鼻塞。
在解剖学中，nasal 作可数名词指‘鼻骨’，常用复数形式 nasals。
The nasals are two small bones at the bridge of the nose.
鼻骨是鼻梁处的两块小骨。
在语音学中，nasal 也可指‘鼻音’或‘鼻音字母’，如 /m/、/n/、/ŋ/。
In English, /m/ is a nasal.
在英语中，/m/ 是一个鼻音。
Not this
My nasal is stuffy.
Use this
My nose is stuffy.
nasal 作名词只指“鼻骨”或“鼻音”，并不表示整个“鼻子”；表示身体部位“鼻子”应用 nose，因此不能说 my nasal is stuffy。
Not this
He speaks nasal.
Use this
He speaks nasally.
speak 是动词，需要副词修饰；nasal 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词，应改为副词 nasally。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鼻腔
The doctor examined her nasal cavity for swelling.
医生检查了她的鼻腔是否有肿胀。
鼻骨
The nasal bone forms the upper part of the bridge of the nose.
鼻骨构成鼻梁的上部。
鼻塞
Nasal congestion is a common symptom of a cold.
鼻塞是感冒的常见症状。
喷鼻剂
He used a nasal spray to clear his blocked nose.
他用喷鼻剂疏通堵塞的鼻子。
带鼻音的嗓音
She spoke with a nasal voice, as if she had a cold.
她说话带着鼻音，好像感冒了一样。
鼻辅音
In English, /m/ and /n/ are nasal consonants.
在英语中，/m/和/n/是鼻辅音。
Use nasal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
鼻塞时说话闷闷的鼻音，就是 nasal；首字母 n 像鼻子，想到 nose。
语域：formal 常见场景：anatomy、medicine、radiology 此义项为解剖学术语，通常用于医学、解剖学或影像报告等正式专业语境，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Genuine rhyme: hazel /ˈheɪzəl/. Words with the same -sal spelling, like basal /ˈbeɪsəl/ and rehearsal /rɪˈhɜːrsəl/, are not rhymes because the vowel or consonant differs. Near-lookalikes ending in -sual (casual /ˈkæʒuəl/, visual /ˈvɪʒuəl/) also sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.