DEVIATED SEPTUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does deviated septum mean? 

• DEVIATED SEPTUM (noun)
  The noun DEVIATED SEPTUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DEVIATED SEPTUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEVIATED SEPTUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("deviated septum" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deviated septum"):

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)

 Context examples 

It is caused by infections, allergies, and the presence of sinus polyps or deviated septum.

(Chronic Sinusitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused by infections, allergies, and the presence of sinus polyps or a deviated septum.

(Chronic Ethmoidal Sinusitis, NCI Thesaurus)