| DNS | deviated nasal septum; diaphragmatic nerve stimulation; did not show [for appointment]; Doctor of Nu... |
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| ENT | ear, nose, and throat; enzootic nasal tumor; extranodular tissue |
| INA | infectious nucleic acid; inferior nasal artery; International Neurological Association |
| INQ | interior nasal quadrant |
| INV | inferior nasal vein |
omnivorous
| Kingsley splint | A winged maxillary splint used to apply traction to reduce maxillary fractures as well as immobilise them by having the wings attached to a head appliance by elastics. Synonym: reverse Kingsley splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| labial splint | An appliance of plastic, metal, or in combination, made to conform to the outer aspect of the dental arch and used in the management of jaw and facial injuries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ladder splint | A flexible splint consisting of two stout parallel wires with finer cross wires. Synonym: Cramer wire splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Frejka pillow splint | A pillow splint used for abduction and flexion of the femurs in treatment of congenital hip dysplasia or dislocation in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional splint | The joining of two or more teeth into a rigid unit by means of fixed restorations that cover all or part of the abutment teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual splint | One similar to the labial splint, but conforming to the inner aspect of the dental arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liston's splint | A long splint extending from the axilla to the sole of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absent nasal septum | <radiology> Cocaine, Wegener's (midline lethal granuloma), surgery, trauma, syphilis, sarcoid (12 Dec 1998) |
| accessory nasal cartilages | Variable small plates of cartilage located in the interval between the greater alar and lateral nasal cartilages. Synonym: cartilagines nasales accessoriae, sesamoid cartilages of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior nasal aperture | The anterior nasal opening in the skull. Synonym: apertura piriformis, piriform opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior nasal spine | A pointed projection at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture; the tip, as seen on a lateral cephalometric radiograph, is used as a cephalometric landmark. Synonym: spina nasalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign nasal tumour | A benign tumour of the posterior nasopharynx that is most common in adolescent boys. Symptoms repeated epistaxis, nasal congestion, nasal discharge and hearing loss. A skull X-ray or a CT scan of the head can confirm the presence of an angiofibroma. Treatment may include the surgical removal of the lesion if it is enlarging or blocking the airway. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bony nasal septum | The bones supporting the bony part of the nasal septum; these are the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, the vomer, the sphenoidal rostrum, the crest of the nasal bones, the frontal spine, and the median crest formed by the apposition of the maxillary and palatine bones. Synonym: septum nasi osseum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bony part of nasal septum | The major portion of the nasal septum supported by the vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid. Synonym: pars ossea septi nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage of nasal septum | A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |