nasal septum
- noun
- /ˈneɪzəl ˈsɛptəm/
- Specialized
:
tabique nasal
- The doctor explained that a deviated nasal septum could be causing my breathing difficulties.
- a deviated nasal septum
- the anterior nasal septum
- nasal septum schwannoma
Examples
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An injury to the face can result in damage to the nasal septum, leading to complications.
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The initial examination revealed the presence of a deviated nasal septum to the left.
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During surgery, it was observed that the lesion originated from the nasal septum.
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We describe a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma that arose from the nasal septum.
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Through the years, surgeons have struggled with repairs to perforations of the nasal septum.
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Most patients with nasal septum schwannomas present with unilateral nasal obstruction.
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Anterior rhinoscopy detected an anteriorly deviated nasal septum with a spur to the right; no mass was seen.
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Surgery to correct the nasal septum is often recommended for patients with chronic nasal congestion.
Synonyms
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A thin wall that divides two spaces inside the body, for example the nose or heart
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'nasal' (pertaining to the nose) + 'septum' (a partition), so the phrase denotes the partition in the nose. This noun–noun anatomical composition follows regular English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term nasal septum names the thin wall inside the nose: nasal means 'nose' and septum originally meant a 'little fence' or 'partition'. So it refers to the bone and cartilage that divide the two nostrils.