"nasal cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nasal cycles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nasal cycle (plural nasal cycles)
  1. The periodic alternation in the use of the left or the right nostril more actively for breathing, occurring in humans, caused by periodic swelling of the nasal conchae on one side of the nose and its reversal. Wikipedia link: nasal cycle
    Sense id: en-nasal_cycle-en-noun-uWABpenx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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