A text-book of diseases of the nose and throat (1904)
Kyle, David Braden, 1863-1916 · Philadelphia ; New York ; London : W.B. Saunders · leaf 191
membrane, either from a temporary or permanentdesquamation of the epithelium in pathological processes interferingwith the nutriment of these structures, as, for example, the press-ure of polyps or other growths. It is not improbable also thatthe areas may possess an increased amount of these… … Fig. 54.—Nerve-supply of nasal mucosa, showing position of sensitive areas. inflammatory condition, is no doubt a potent factor in increasingan especial susceptibility. Rarefaction of the air in the nasalspaces posterior to an obstruction, and taking place at eachinspiration, is given by a…
