Type and usage of sinus from BoostVocab

sinus

/'saɪnəs/

noun
a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
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venous sinus

type of:
canal channel duct epithelial duct
noun
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
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fistula

type of:
passageway passage
noun
any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
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type of:
bodily cavity cavity cavum

Definition that contains sinus

ac an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
erectile filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
cavernous filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
sinusitis inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses
cavum (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
alternating current an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
sinus sigmoideus an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
right atrium the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
internal jugular vein a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein

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