PARANASAL SINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paranasal sinus mean? 

• PARANASAL SINUS (noun)
  The noun PARANASAL 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: PARANASAL SINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARANASAL SINUS (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

nasal sinus; paranasal sinus; sinus paranasales

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

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

 Context examples 

An aggressive malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the paranasal sinus.

(High Grade Paranasal Sinus Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the paranasal sinuses and is characterized by prominent production of keratin.

(Keratinizing Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by involvement of the paranasal sinuses.

(Paranasal Sinus Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from any of the following anatomic sites: lip and oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, and salivary glands.

(Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the paranasal sinuses.

(Paranasal Sinus Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymphoma that arises from the paranasal sinus.

(Paranasal Sinus Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses that typically lasts beyond eight weeks.

(Chronic Sinusitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare carcinoma that arises from the paranasal sinus.

(Paranasal Sinus Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm with exophytic and endophytic growth arising from the lateral nasal wall or the paranasal sinuses.

(Oncocytic Schneiderian Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare neuroectodermal tumor originating from olfactory receptor cells in the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses.

(Olfactory Neuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)