Transverse nasal crease Transverse nasal crease The transverse nasal crease or groove is a usually white line between the upper two-thirds and the lower third of the human nose (slightly above the cartilage tip between the bridge and nostrils). It can occur as the result of heredity, accident, or the constant rubbing or wiping of the nose, commonly referred to as the allergic salute. In addition to cases caused by heredity, physical injury, the transverse nasal crease is common in children and adults with chronic nasal allergies. People with allergies often use their hands to remove mucus from a runny nose or rub
Nasal infix would be expected. For example, the PIE root "to win" would yield a nasal-infixed present stem . These presents are called "nasal infix presents" or simply "nasal presents" and are typically active transitive verbs, often with durative aspect. Since the linguistic ancestor of PIE is not known, there can only be speculations about the origins of the nasal infix. It has been suggested that it arose from a suffix (also related to and ) which underwent metathesis. Besides the nasal infix, PIE employs a number of affixes to mark the present: , , , , , and others. All in