NASAL SINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nasal sinus mean? 

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

1. any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NASAL SINUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

nasal sinus; paranasal sinus; sinus paranasales

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

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