Defenition of the word sinus
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Defenition of the word sinus
- an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
- any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
- a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
Synonyms for the word sinus
Hyponyms for the word sinus
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- cavernous sinus
- coronary sinus
- ethmoid sinus
- ethmoidal sinus
- frontal sinus
- maxillary sinus
- nasal sinus
- paranasal sinus
- sigmoid sinus
- sinus cavernosus
- sinus coronarius
- sinus ethmoidales
- sinus paranasales
- sinus rectus
- sinus sigmoideus
- sinus transversus
- straight sinus
- tentorial sinus
- transverse sinus
Hypernyms for the word sinus
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- bodily cavity
- canal
- cavity
- cavum
- channel
- duct
- epithelial duct
- passage
- passageway
Idioms for the word sinus
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- excipere sinu
- homines ex sinu
- homines de sinu
- in sinu
- in sinu esse
- in sinum conferre
- in sinum demandare
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