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Paranasal Sinus Diseases

Medical Definition: Diseases affecting or involving the PARANASAL SINUSES and generally manifesting as inflammation, abscesses, cysts, or tumors.
Previously Indexed: Paranasal Sinuses (1966-1976)
Paranasal Sinus Diseases Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sinusitis - An inflammatory process of the mucous membranes of the paranasal sinuses that occurs in three stages: acute, subacute, and chronic. Sinusitis results from any condition causing ostial obstruction or from pathophysiologic changes in the mucociliary transport mechanism.

Paranasal Sinus Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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