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sinus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | venous sinus |
| Type of | canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct |
| Has types | sinus coronarius, tentorial sinus, coronary sinus, transverse sinus, sinus rectus, sinus sigmoideus, straight sinus, sinus transversus, cavernous sinus, sigmoid sinus, sinus cavernosus |
sinus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fistula |
| Type of | passageway, passage |
sinus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum |
| Has types | paranasal sinus, ethmoid sinus, ethmoidal sinus, frontal sinus, maxillary sinus, nasal sinus, sinus ethmoidales, sinus paranasales |
Examples of sinus
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Sometimes nasal discharge can be a sign of a sinus infection caused by bacteria.
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Boldin needed surgery to repair a fractured sinus and is sidelined indefinitely.
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In the 1980s, I was given round after round of antibiotics for sinus infections.
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However, care should be taken so that the swab doesn't penetrate into the sinus.
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Often a simple cold or upper respiratory infection will lead to sinus infection.
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Take a woman with chronic urinary-tract infections or recurrent sinus problems.
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin reportedly has a fractured sinus.
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Kayem recommends them but only for people whose snoring is due to sinus blockage.
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Saunders spent most of this week ill with sinus congestion, a fever and headache.
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- Fistula: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
- Any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
- Venous sinus: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
- Sinus is Latin for "bay", "pocket", "curve", or "bosom". In anatomy, the term is used in various contexts.
- In botany, a sinus is a space or indentation, usually on a leaf, between two lobes or teeth that does not break the continuity of the structure.
- Paranasal sinuses are air-filled spaces, communicating with the nasal cavity, within the bones of the skull and face.
- A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus; An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, caused by the destruction of tissue
- (Sinuses) air spaces within the skull that are in contact with ambient pressure through openings into the back of the nasal passages.
- (Sinuses) Small air pockets inside the head.
