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sinus
[ sahy-nuhs ]
noun
- a curve; bend.
- a curving part or recess.
- Anatomy.
- any of various cavities, recesses, or passages, as a hollow in a bone, or a reservoir or channel for venous blood.
- one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities.
- an expanded area in a canal or tube.
- Pathology. a narrow passage leading to an abscess or the like.
- Botany. a small, rounded depression between two projecting lobes, as of a leaf.
sinus
/ ˈsaɪnəs /
noun
- anatomy
- any bodily cavity or hollow space
- a large channel for venous blood, esp between the brain and the skull
- any of the air cavities in the cranial bones
- pathol a passage leading to a cavity containing pus
- botany a small rounded notch between two lobes of a leaf, petal, etc
- an irregularly shaped cavity
sinus
/ sī′nəs /
- A cavity or hollow space in a bone of the skull, especially one that connects with the nose.
- A channel for the passage of a body fluid, such as blood.
Other Words From
- sinus·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sinus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sinus1
Example Sentences
About two-thirds of people who develop the syndrome experience symptoms several days or weeks after they have fallen ill with diarrhea or a lung or sinus illness.
One man had developed brain sinus clots during the shot’s clinical trial and a seventh case is under investigation, the pharmaceutical company said during the meeting.
An independent safety review of the new data revealed no connection to blood clots and reported no cases of sinus clots, the company said in the March 22 statement.
Eighteen patients who received the vaccine developed blood clots in the sinuses that drain blood from the brain, a potentially deadly condition called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
Otherwise, besides the dual assault of pollen and dryness on our sinuses, things are good.
A fair number explicitly ask for an antibiotic, to cover the possibility that it is “bronchitis” or a “sinus infection.”
Benign secondary headaches include headaches associated with the cold, flu, or sinus infections.
First of all, migraines often are misdiagnosed as sinus headaches.
One of the entries reads: “I spoke with a doctor for a long time about my sinus infections.”
I suffered intense sinus flare-ups, headaches, high blood pressure, wheezes, and coughs.
Sinus duo sunt maiores, vastque; alter is, qui S. Laurentij gurges; alter, qui Francius appellatur.
Dr Klein's account of the origin of the sinus terminalis is quite correct.
From the first the sinus terminalis possesses cellular walls, as is clear from its mode of origin.
Cory and Kelly, sixty-eight ounces of blood was removed from the sinus, by aspiration.
The fluid in the sinus has increased gradually since the evacuation of it with the aspirator.
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