ETHMOIDAL SINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ethmoidal sinus mean? 

• ETHMOIDAL SINUS (noun)
  The noun ETHMOIDAL SINUS has 1 sense:

1. a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)

  Familiarity information: ETHMOIDAL SINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ETHMOIDAL SINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ethmoid sinus; ethmoidal sinus; sinus ethmoidales

Hypernyms ("ethmoidal sinus" is a kind of...):

sinus (any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull)