Nasal prosthesis
An artificial device worn to replace part or all of a missing nose.
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The dividing wall that runs down the middle of the nose, separating the two nasal ‘cavities, each of which ends in a nostril. The nasal septum is composed of bone, cartilage, and ‘membranes.
- Nasal septum deviation
Failure of the nasal septum to be in the midline where it is supposed to be. The nasal septum is the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides. Deviation of the nasal septum may be congenital (present at birth or develop later on its own) or occur later […]
- Nasal septum hematoma
If untreated, the pressure of the hematoma can cause a septal perforation.
- Nasal septum perforation
A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides. The hole provides a direct communication between the two normally-separate sides of the nose. Perforation of the nasal septum can be due to trauma (such as a blow to the nose, picking the nose, […]
- NASH
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.