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Sinus lavage is the medical term meaning washing of nasal sinuses. Sinus lavage may be performed for therapeutic or diagnostic reasons.
The medical term for washing the nasal sinuses is "nasal irrigation" or "nasal douche." It involves flushing out the sinuses with a saline solution to help alleviate congestion and improve breathing.
Nasal lavage
This is called nasal irrigation.
The medical term for inflammation of all the sinuses is pansinusitis. It refers to the inflammation of all the paranasal sinuses in the body.
Sinusitis (sye-nuss-EYE-tiss) means inflammation of the sinuses or, more specifically, the lining of the sinuses. Inflammation of the sinuses means infection in the sinuses which causes frontal headaches and nasal discharge. There are two sinuses called maxillary sinus which are in the cheek bones and frontal sinus and para-nasal sinuses around the base of the nose. You may require antibiotics, nasal decongestants, antral washouts and sometimes surgery to treat difficult cases.
The medical term is "paranasal sinuses." These are air-filled cavities located within the bones surrounding the nasal cavity. They are important for natural drainage and humidifying the air we breathe.
The body part that is referred to by the term "nasal" is the nose. This includes anything around, in, or near the nose like the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavities, etc.
The medical term for bloody nasal discharge is epistaxis.
Rhinitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of the nasal mucosa. Causes can include allergies, irritants, or infection.
The paranasal sinus is behind your nose and cheeks. http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Headneck/Typesofheadneckcancers/Paranasalsinuscancer The medical term for it is called the maxillae
Rhinitis is inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes.