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a device incorporating a small inflatable bag on a handle, used to plug a nostril to stop a nosebleed; cf. rhineurynter, n.
Surgery and Dentistry. A prosthetic device used to close an abnormal opening, esp. in the palate.
A device consisting of a small inflatable bag on a catheter, used to plug a nostril and stop a nosebleed. Cf. earlier rhinobyon n. at rhino-, comb.…