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nasal septum

noun/ˈneɪzl ˈsɛptəm/

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The partition of bone and cartilage dividing the nasal cavity into two halves.

A grossly deviated nasal septum was contributing to his persistent unilateral obstruction.

Topic: ENT in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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