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SINUS PARANASALES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sinus paranasales mean?
• SINUS PARANASALES (noun)
The noun SINUS PARANASALES 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: SINUS PARANASALES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("sinus paranasales" is a kind of...):
sinus (any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull)
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