paranasal
IPA: pɝˈɑnʌzʌɫ
adjective
- Of or relating to the paranasal sinuses, a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity.
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Examples of "paranasal" in Sentences
- Vestigial structures gone bad: appedixes, paranasal sinuses, congenital anomalies of many gill arch remnants.
- The radiologist's fingers glow against the back-lit film, red rivers tracing blackened craters of the paranasal sinus.
- Sinusitis is an ailment marked by an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, often as a consequence of a bacterial infection.
- Chronic sinusitis is defined as inflammation of the tissues in the paranasal sinuses for at least 12 consecutive weeks in duration.
- The Hydrodebrider System is the first and only powered endoscopic irrigation system for removing bacteria from the paranasal sinuses.
- Chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS, is a form of sinusitis in which the moist tissues of the nose and paranasal sinuses are inflamed for at least 12 weeks.
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) appears to be a safe and effective treatment for cancers in the nose area, known as paranasal sinus cancers, new data suggest.
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