deviated septum


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Noun1.deviated septum - abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)
deviated nasal septum - abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds
abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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The physical examination was significant only for a deviated septum seen on anterior rhinoscopy and large tonsils (4+) bilaterally.
He was also found to have a "compressed" polyp in the narrow space between the deviated septum and the supreme, superior, and middle turbinates.
She was referred for a septoplasty - a procedure to correct the deviated septum - at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor which was set to be carried out on June 27, 2017.
The man had undergone surgery to fix a deviated septum. The operation was a success, and he had been scheduled to be released from hospital this past Monday.
structural problems in the nose, for example, a deviated septum
As they lodged the formal complaint against the doctors, the family lamented how the woman suffered a "major heart failure for seven minutes" and fell into a coma during the operation, which was supposed to be a simple nose procedure to correct a deviated septum. The woman has been paralysed and in a coma since April 23.
It has also immediately started an investigation, which found -- in its preliminary findings -- that the Emirati patient, who was admitted to surgery for a simple nose procedure to correct a deviated septum, was a victim of malpractice.
I need to have a Deviated Septum Surgery so I can breathe better like the way I did before the fall.
Type 1(a) (central septum) which was observed in 7.5% (n=3/40) of cases, Type 1(b) (left deviated septum) occurred in 30% (n=12/40) of cases and Type 1(c) (right deviated septum) was observed in 22.5% (n=9/40) of cases (Fig.
Gundogan has reportedly had the operation to fix a deviated septum following Germany's World Cup exit.
I have seen the deviated septum of a male friend of mine with eyes closed in both instances.