About The Word Sinus
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Sinus
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What's The Definition Of Sinus?
[n] a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
[n] any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull [n] an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface Synonyms | Synonyms for Sinus: fistula | venous sinus Related Terms | Find terms related to Sinus: See Also | bodily cavity | canal | cavernous sinus | cavity | cavum | channel | coronary sinus | duct | epithelial duct | ethmoid sinus | ethmoidal sinus | frontal sinus | maxillary sinus | nasal sinus | paranasal sinus | passage | passageway | sigmoid sinus | sinus cavernosus | sinus coronarius | sinus ethmoidales | sinus paranasales | sinus rectus | sinus sigmoideus | sinus transversus | straight sinus | tentorial sinus | transverse sinus Sinus In Webster's Dictionary \Si"nus\, n.; pl. L. {Sinus}, E. {Sinuses}. [L., a bent
surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a
bay. Cf. {Sine}, n.]
1. An opening; a hollow; a bending.
2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
3. (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:
(a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or
with a narrow opening.
(b) A dilated vessel or canal.
4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is
collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.
5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white
oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.
{Pallial sinus}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Pallial}.
{Sinus venosus}. [L., venous dilatation.] (Anat.)
(a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of
the heart in the higher vertebrates.
(b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the
heart formed by the union of the large systematic
veins and opening into the auricle.
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