n. the surgical removal or partial removal of one of the bones forming the nasal cavity (nasal conchae, or turbinate bones), performed in the treatment of nasal obstruction.
an *iatrogenic condition that can follow surgery to widen the internal nasal cavity, particularly *turbinectomy. It is characterized by a sensation of dryness, and although the nasal cavity has been enlarged there is often a paradoxical feeling of nasal obstruction.... empty nose syndrome
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