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arhinia

arhinia

 [ah-rin´e-ah]
congenital absence of the nose. Spelled also arrhinia.
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ar·rhin·i·a

(ā-rīn'ē-ă),
Congenital absence of the nose.
Synonym(s): arhinia
[G. a- priv. + rhis (rhin-), nose]
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a·rhin·i·a

(ā-rī'nē-ă)
Congenital absence of the nose.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ar·rhin·i·a

, arhinia (ā-rī'nē-ă)
Congenitalabsence of the nose.
[G. a- priv. + rhis (rhin-), nose]
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His condition, arhinia, means he has to breathe through a tracheotomy tube in his neck.
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