鼻び中ちゅう隔かく湾わん曲きょく症しょう

Related words

• 鼻び中ちゅう隔かく

  Refers to the nasal septum itself, the wall of cartilage and bone separating the nostrils. 鼻中隔湾曲症 is the condition of its deviation.

• 湾わん曲きょく

  Means curvature or bending. In 鼻中隔湾曲症, it describes the abnormal curvature of the septum.

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Written forms

• 鼻び中ちゅう隔かく湾わん曲きょく症しょう

  Standard medical spelling using 湾曲.

• 鼻び中ちゅう隔かく彎わん曲きょく症しょう

  Alternate spelling using 彎曲, a variant of 湾曲. Less common in modern usage.

Etymology

Compound of 鼻中隔 (nasal septum) + 湾曲 (curvature) + 症 (condition/disease). A straightforward medical term.