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Noun

1. 1
   A malignant tumor of the first cranial nerve area, frequently extending through the ethmoid cribriform plate of the mid anterior skull base, to enter the nasal cavity, where it can sometimes be seen through the nare, the external nasal opening.

Related phrases

cranial nerve

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