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English noun: sinus | |||
| 1. | sinus (body) an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface | ||
| Synonyms | fistula | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | passage, passageway | ||
| 2. | sinus (body) any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ethmoid sinus, ethmoidal sinus, frontal sinus, maxillary sinus, nasal sinus, paranasal sinus, sinus ethmoidales, sinus paranasales | ||
| 3. | sinus (body) a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | ||
| Synonyms | venous sinus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cavernous sinus, coronary sinus, sigmoid sinus, sinus cavernosus, sinus coronarius, sinus rectus, sinus sigmoideus, sinus transversus, straight sinus, tentorial sinus, transverse sinus | ||
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