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| Term |
Definition |
| Osteotomy |
Cuts made in the nasal bones. |
| Otolaryngology |
The branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat
conditions, facial plastic surgery, and head & neck disorders. A commonly used term for this
speciality is ENT (ear, nose and throat). |
| Otoplasty |
A surgical operation to change the shape of the external ears – most commonly to set back prominent ears. |
| Paranasal Sinuses |
Air–containing cavities within the facial bones and skull with narrow drainage openings into the nose.
Obstruction of drainage pathways results in build–up of mucous or pus in the sinuses and may result in symptoms of
sinusitis. Includes frontal, ethmoid, maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. |
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