Disease or Syndrome
maxillary sinusitis
max·il·lar·y si·nus·i·tis
Subclass of:
Sinusitis
Definitions related to maxillary sinusitis:
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An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA in the MAXILLARY SINUS. In many cases, it is caused by an infection of the bacteria HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; or STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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