SinusWordNet Explorer
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noun
a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
Words in this synset: venous_sinus
noun
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
noun
either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
noun
a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium
noun
an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
noun
an unpaired sinus of the dura mater
noun
a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus
noun
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body