deviated septum

Noun

Meaning

abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nasal bone

Hypernyms

abnormality abnormalcy

Hyponyms

deviated nasal septum

Examples

Growing up I always knew I had a deviated septum on the right side of my nose, which caused trouble breathing. The older I got, the worse it got. Ashley Tisdale

Close letter words and terms

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