Nose 16906. External Nose . External Noses . Nose, External . Noses . Noses, External . A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES. . 1.00
Paranasal Sinuses. Sinuses, Nasal . Sinuses, Paranasal . Nasal Sinuses . Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS. . 0.44
Nasal Cavity. Nasal Cavities . Cavities, Nasal . Cavity, Nasal . The proximal portion of the respiratory passages on either side of the NASAL SEPTUM. Nasal cavities, extending from the nares to the NASOPHARYNX, are lined with ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. . 0.43
Nasal Lavage Fluid. Lavage Fluid, Nasal . Nasal Lavage Fluids . Nasal Washing . Washing, Nasal . Nasal Washings . Fluid obtained by THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION or washout of the nasal cavity and NASAL MUCOSA. The resulting fluid is used in cytologic and immunologic assays of the nasal mucosa such as with the NASAL PROVOCATION TEST in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity. . 0.41
Sinusitis. Sinus Infections . Infection, Sinus . Infections, Sinus . Sinus Infection . Sinusitides . Inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA in one or more of the PARANASAL SINUSES. . 0.41
Turbinates. Conchae Nasales . Conchae Nasale . Nasal Conchas . Turbinate . Nasal Concha . Conchae Nasales . The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the NASAL CAVITY. Turbinates, also called nasal concha, increase the surface area of nasal cavity thus providing a mechanism for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lung. . 0.40
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures. Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedure . Otorhinolaryngological Surgical Procedures . Procedure, Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical . Procedures, Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical . Surgical Procedure, Otorhinolaryngologic . Surgical Procedures, Otorhinolaryngologic . Otorhinolaryngological Surgical Procedure . Procedure, Otorhinolaryngological Surgical . Procedures, Otorhinolaryngological Surgical . Surgical Procedure, Otorhinolaryngological . Surgical Procedures, Otorhinolaryngological . Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea. . 0.40
Nasal Septum. Nasal Septums . Septum, Nasal . Septums, Nasal . The partition separating the two NASAL CAVITIES in the midplane. It is formed by the SEPTAL NASAL CARTILAGE, parts of skull bones (ETHMOID BONE; VOMER), and membranous parts. . 0.39
