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Nasal stent
An intranasal prosthesis used to support the form of the nose; commonly used to increase airflow through the nasal passages and to reduce snoring.
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Nasal spine
The forward prolongation of the left and right maxillae forming a sharp bony extension at the inferior margin of the anterior aperture of the nares.
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Nasal septal prosthesis
A prosthesis inserted into the nose to occlude or plug a perforation or hole within the nasal septum, also known as a nasal septal button or plug.
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Nasal reconstruction
Prosthetic restoration of defects of the nose resulting from surgery, trauma, or congenital etiology.
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Nasal prosthesis
A prosthesis inserted into the nose to restore those parts of the nose lost due to trauma, amputation, cancer, or burns.
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Nasal grimace
An oronasal compensatory movement of the tissues of the nares that occurs in response to palatopharyngeal insufficiency.
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N (abbrev)
Newton.
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Myotonia
A neuromuscular condition that demonstrates increased muscle irritability and contractility accompanied by an impaired ability of the muscle to relax. Any disorder involving sustained, involuntary contractions of muscle. Muscle tension; sometimes resulting in muscles contractions and spasms increases during sexual arousal. Difficulty in relaxing a muscle after exercise. Inability of a muscle to relax readily…
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Myostatic contracture
Shortening of a muscle resulting from a lack of nerve stimulation and movement. Adaptive shortening of muscle, usually caused by immobilization and without tissue pathology.
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Myositis
Swelling or inflammation of muscle tissue induced by the immune system, injury, or infection. Inflammation and degeneration of a muscle. Myositis is a rare disease that comes in multiple forms and is one of the inflammatory muscle myopathies. As with other inflammatory myopathies, myositis is believed to be an autoimmune disorder in which inflammatory cells…
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