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OZENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ozena mean?
• OZENA (noun)
The noun OZENA has 1 sense:
1. a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures
Familiarity information: OZENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ozaena; ozena
Hypernyms ("ozena" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
Context examples
K. ozaenae is pathogenic and a causative agent of ozena/atrophic rhinitis.
(Klebsiella pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus)
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