OZAENA

ozena, ozaena

(noun) a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ozaena (countable and uncountable, plural ozaenas)

An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare.

Any of the beetles in genus Ozaena, with one species, Ozaena dentipes.

Source: Wiktionary



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CRISP

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