rhinoscleroma /rhi·no·scle·ro·ma/ (-sklĕ-ro´mah) a granulomatous disease, ascribed to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, involving the nose and nasopharynx; the growth forms hard patches or nodules, which tend to enlarge and are painful to the touch.
rhinoscleroma
rhi·no·scle·ro·ma (r  n -skl -r m)n. A chronic granulomatous condition involving the nose, upper lip, mouth, and upper air passages that is possibly caused by a bacterium. |
rhinoscleroma
[rī′nosklirō′mə]
a chronic inflammation in the nose, spreading to the larynx and pharynx. The cause is an infection of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis.
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