plural septa
ˈsep-tə 
: a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue compare dissepiment
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For example, a deviated septum—when the center section of the nose is shifted to one side—and enlarged adenoids, tissue masses in your airway, are also often associated with chronic sinus infections.
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Kristin Koch, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
In 2014, Kim Kardashian popped in a faux septum piercing and felt inspired to upload a photo of herself onto Instagram.
—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
This feeling of a one-sided blockage also may be more noticeable in someone with a deviated septum, which is when the septum is displaced to one side, Kathleen Kelly, MD, an otolaryngologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told Health.
—Korin Miller, Health, 1 Oct. 2023
Issues like a deviated septum or enlarged adenoids may require surgery, says Dr. Silvera.
—Samantha Leal, Allure, 19 Sep. 2023
Surgery can correct abnormal anatomical structures, such as a deviated septum and nasal polyps, that cause sinus pressure.2
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—Sarah Bradley, Health, 31 Aug. 2023
And some jewelry designers are offering septum and lip creations to ensure the public’s gaze doesn’t stray.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 29 June 2023
If most people who get their deviated septum fixed immediately report fewer allergy problems, my respiratory problems will get worse.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2021
Abraham previously faced backlash from the mom shamers when Sophia got a septum piercing for her 13th birthday last year.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2023
Kristin Koch, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
In 2014, Kim Kardashian popped in a faux septum piercing and felt inspired to upload a photo of herself onto Instagram.
—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
This feeling of a one-sided blockage also may be more noticeable in someone with a deviated septum, which is when the septum is displaced to one side, Kathleen Kelly, MD, an otolaryngologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told Health.
—Korin Miller, Health, 1 Oct. 2023
Issues like a deviated septum or enlarged adenoids may require surgery, says Dr. Silvera.
—Samantha Leal, Allure, 19 Sep. 2023
Surgery can correct abnormal anatomical structures, such as a deviated septum and nasal polyps, that cause sinus pressure.2
10.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 31 Aug. 2023
And some jewelry designers are offering septum and lip creations to ensure the public’s gaze doesn’t stray.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 29 June 2023
If most people who get their deviated septum fixed immediately report fewer allergy problems, my respiratory problems will get worse.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2021
Abraham previously faced backlash from the mom shamers when Sophia got a septum piercing for her 13th birthday last year.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2023
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