Postnasal
[pohst-ney-zuh l] /ˈpoʊstˈneɪ zəl/
adjective
1.
located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal:
a postnasal infection.
postnasal post·na·sal (pōst-nā’zəl)
adj.
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