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deviated nasal septum

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Noun1.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
deviated septum - abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)

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Anterior rhinoscopy detected an anterior deviated nasal septum with a spur to the right: no mass was seen.
Thomas studies are consistent with the medical studies performed to date which have repeatedly demonstrated reduced nasal airflow resistance, a reduction or elimination of snoring by improving nasal breathing, relief of nasal congestion and improved breathing in persons with a deviated nasal septum.
Patients in the electrotherapy group had deviated nasal septum (12) and nasal valve collapse caused by trauma (3), previous rhinoplasty (3), and idiopathic weakness of nasal muscles (2).
 
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