empty nose syndrome

noun

The condition where the nose has been physiologically crippled, typically by excessive surgical removal of turbinates (mainly the inferior turbinates) in a turbinectomy or conchotomy.

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Meanings

nounempty nose syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition where the nose has been physiologically crippled, typically by excessive surgical removal of turbinates (mainly the inferior turbinates) in a turbinectomy or conchotomy.

Origin

Coined by Dr. Eugene Kern.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 空鼻症
  • 空鼻症 (kōngbízhèng)condition where the nose has been crippled
Finnish tyhjän nenän oireyhtymä
  • tyhjän nenän oireyhtymäcondition where the nose has been crippled
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Chicago

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