deviated septum
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Noun | 1. | 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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