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SINUS CAVERNOSUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sinus cavernosus mean?
• SINUS CAVERNOSUS (noun)
The noun SINUS CAVERNOSUS has 1 sense:
1. either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
Familiarity information: SINUS CAVERNOSUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cavernous sinus; sinus cavernosus
Hypernyms ("sinus cavernosus" is a kind of...):
sinus; venous sinus (a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel)
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