cartilaginous septum

  • 1cartilaginous septum of nose — pars cartilaginea septi nasi …

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  • 2Septum — A word borrowed from the Latin "saeptum" meaning a "dividing wall or enclosure." * * * 1. [TA] A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue. See septal area, transparent s.. 2. In fungi, a wall; usually a cross …

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  • 3septum nasi — [TA] septum of nose: the partition separating the two nasal cavities in the midplane, composed of cartilaginous, membranous, and bony parts. Called also nasal s. and s. nasale [TA alternative] …

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  • 4Nasal septum deviation — Deviated septum Classification and external resources [[File: A CT scan of the head showing the inner workings of the nos …

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  • 5Deviated septum — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Deviated septum ICD10 = ICD10|J|34|2|j|30 ICD9 = ICD9|470 A deviated septum is a common physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum. CausesIt is most frequently caused by impact… …

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  • 6Nasal septum perforation — Classification and external resources ICD 10 J34.8 ICD 9 478.1 A nasal septum perforation …

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  • 7Perforated septum — A perforated septum is a medical condition whereby the septum, the cartilaginous membrane dividing the nostrils, develops a hole or fissure. This may be brought on directly, as in the case of nasal piercings, or indirectly, as by long term… …

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  • 8Nasal septum — The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to the nose, each containing a passageway that ends in a nare (nostril). The nasal septum is not as simple a structure as it may seem. It… …

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  • 9nasal septum — noun a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities • Hypernyms: ↑septum • Part Meronyms: ↑vomer * * * noun : the bony and cartilaginous partition between the nasal passages …

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  • 10nasal septum cartilaginous — pars cartilaginea septi nasi …

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