sinus
n.
(Anatomy) any of several hollow cavities or passages in the body; one of the hollow cavities in the skull that connects to the nasal passages
Sinus
Sinus
sinus
Noun
1. an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
(synonym) fistula
(hypernym) passage, passageway
2. any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
(hypernym) cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
(hyponym) ethmoid sinus, ethmoidal sinus, sinus ethmoidales
3. a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
(synonym) venous sinus
(hypernym) duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
(hyponym) cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus
Sinus (der)
n.
sine, ratio of the length of the side opposite an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse (Trigonometry), sinus, any of several hollow cavities or passages in the body