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nose: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Medscape - Nose. Oct 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Anatomy and physiology of the nose and paranasal sinuses (PDF). Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Nose and Throat. Nov 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - The Nose as a Route for Therapy: Part 1. Pharmacotherapy. Oct 19, 2024
Media added. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Does your Nose Grow With Age? Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - The Nose and its Adjacent Structures. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Anatomy of the Nose: What to Know. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Nose. Jan 27, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Nose. Sep 06, 2022
Added an image of the olfactory epithelium. May 26, 2020
Added cross-references throughout. May 26, 2020
Add new Web site: Live Science - Nose: Facts, Function and Diseases. Feb 14, 2020
Add new Web site: Healthline - Nose. Apr 17, 2014
Add new Web site: Globio - Glossopedia - Nose. Aug 07, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Nose. Aug 07, 2013
Add new Web site: Merck Manuals Consumer Version - Nose and Sinuses. Aug 31, 2012
Add new Web site: Medscape - Nose. Sep 22, 2010
Added new Web site: Emory University - The Nose. Mar 16, 2009
Added new Web site: Joshua Project - Tatar. Mar 16, 2009
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Combustion. Sep 16, 2008
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Chemical Energy. Mar 20, 2008
Added new Web site: MedlinePlus - Nose Disorders. Jan 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Baylor College of Medicine - The Nose. Jan 24, 2008
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Machu Picchu, Peru. Jan 23, 2008
Added new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Loki. Jan 23, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Virginia - Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose and Throat. Jan 23, 2008
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - National American Woman Suffrage Association. Jan 22, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Kids - Your Nose. Dec 03, 2007
Article revised. Apr 15, 2004
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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