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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.

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He was also found to have a "compressed" polyp in the narrow space between the deviated septum and the supreme, superior, and middle turbinates.

Endoscopic view of a high septal deviation

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.

'Nose operation has left me a prisoner in my own home'

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.

Death at Nicosia general hospital investigated

structural problems in the nose, for example, a deviated septum

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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.

Family of Emirati in coma files police complaint

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.

Emirati woman, 24, slips into coma following botched surgery in Dubai

I need to have a Deviated Septum Surgery so I can breathe better like the way I did before the fall.

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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.

Septacion del Seno Esfenoidal. Investigacion Cadaverica

Gundogan has reportedly had the operation to fix a deviated septum following Germany's World Cup exit.

'Zorro' Gundogan has had nose op

I have seen the deviated septum of a male friend of mine with eyes closed in both instances.

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