Saddle Nose

nose (nōz) the specialized facial structure serving as an organ of the sense of smell and as part of the respiratory apparatus.

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saddle nose , swayback nose a nose with a sunken bridge.

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saddle nose

n.

A nose having a markedly depressed bridge.

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saddle nose

Etymology: AS, sadol + nosu

a sunken nasal bridge caused by injury or disease and resulting in damage to the nasal septum. Also called saddleback nose.

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Saddle Nose

A nose characterised by a marked depression of the root, classically described as a late manifestation of congenital syphilis-induced rhinitis and frontal periostitis, which destroys adjacent bone, cartilage and, occasionally, the nasal septum
DiffDx The saddle nose deformity has also been described in AIDS embryopathy, Christ-Siemans-Touraine syndrome, various deletion syndromes, fetal trimethadione syndrome, Laron-type dwarfism, leprechaunism, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, type III, OSMED syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, thanatophoric dwarfism, Wegener’s granulomatosis, and various conditions that are further characterised by gargoyle-like facies