English English Wikipedia has an article on:empty nose syndromeWikipedia Etymology Coined by Dr. Eugene Kern. Noun empty nose syndrome (uncountable) The condition where the nose has been physiologically crippled, typically by excessive surgical removal of turbinates (mainly the inferior turbinates) in a turbinectomy or conchotomy. Translations condition where the nose has been crippled Chinese: Mandarin: 空鼻症 (kōngbízhèng) Finnish: tyhjän nenän oireyhtymä Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.