Booger (nose wax)

Japanese: 鼻くそ(鼻糞) - はなくそ(英語表記)nose wax
Booger (nose wax)
This is formed when secretions from the nasal mucosa dry at the nasal entrance. It is often mixed with dust. If you try to remove it with your fingers, it may bleed and leave a bloody scab. In atrophic rhinitis, it is particularly abundant and has a foul odor. [Terao Akira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
鼻粘膜からの分泌物が鼻入口部で乾燥してできたもの。ほこりが混ざっていることが多い。指でとろうとすると出血して血のついた痂皮(かさぶた)となることもある。萎縮性鼻炎ではとくに量が多く悪臭を伴う。【寺尾 彬】

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

<<:  Coati (English: coati)

>>:  Flower-eating bird - Flower-eating bird

Recommend

Hardy amaryllis (English spelling) hardyamaryllis

...The Japanese species is sometimes called L. tr...

ocak

...Turkmen maintained a relatively good tribal or...

Wang Fan

…There are 283 official stars and 1464 stars in t...

Chess - Chess (English spelling)

A type of board game played by two players. It is...

Protomyces lactucae (English name)

…[Tsubaki Keisuke]. . . *Some of the terminology ...

Arimatsu-dyed sumo yukata - Arimatsu-dyed sumo yukata

...February 1866, Ichimura-za, written by Kawatak...

"Kusazoushi Chronicles"

…Published in 1802 (Kyowa 2). As the title, "...

tungsten

W. Element with atomic number 74. Element in grou...

Honmokutei

This comedy hall was located in Ueno, Taito Ward,...

Okushima (textiles) - Okujima

...The "tang" in "tozan" refe...

Apocrypha - Gaiten

A translation of the Greek word apokrypha. A gener...

Battle of Kalame - Battle of Kalame

...The Palestinian National Charter, adopted in J...

Yagara (arrow shaft) - cornet‐fish

A general term for marine fishes of the Fistularii...

West Japan Railway Company - West Japan Railway Company

Established in 1987 with the division and privatiz...

Thermistor - Thermistor

A semiconductor device with resistance and temper...