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Frontal vs Nasofrontal - What's the difference?

frontal | nasofrontal |

In anatomy terms the difference between frontal and nasofrontal

is that frontal is of or relating to the frontal plane while nasofrontal is relating to the nasal and frontal bones.

As adjectives the difference between frontal and nasofrontal

is that frontal is of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.nasofrontal is relating to the nose and the forehead.

As a noun frontal

is a drapery covering the front of an altar.

frontal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
  • (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
  • (anatomy) Of or relating to the frontal plane.
  • Of or relating to a weather front.

    • Derived terms

    * frontal bone * frontal lobe * full frontal nudity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drapery covering the front of an altar.
  • The of a building.
  • (skeleton) The bone at the front of the skull, behind the forehead.
  • Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
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    nasofrontal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Relating to the nose and the forehead.
  • (anatomy) Relating to the nasal and frontal bones.