| sinusal | <anatomy> Pertaining to the sinus. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| sinuses | Air filled cavities. Examples are the ethmoids, maxillary, frontal and sphenoid sinuses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| sinuses of dura mater | Endothelium-lined venous channels in the dura mater. Synonym: sinus durae matris, cerebral sinuses, cranial sinuses, sinuses of dura mater, venous sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinusitis | <pathology> Inflammation of a sinus. The condition may be purulent or nonpurulent, acute or chronic. Depending on the site of involvement it is known as ethmoid, frontal, maxillary or sphenoid sinusitis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| sinusoid | <geometry> The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines. Origin: Sinus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sinusoidal | <geometry> Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sinusoidal capillary | <geometry> The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines. Origin: Sinus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sinusotomy | Incision into a sinus. Origin: sinus + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| sinuvertebral nerves | A branch from the initial (mixed) part of each spinal nerve passing in a recurrent fashion back through the intervertebral foramen to supply spinal meninges, the posterior longitudinal ligament, posterolateral periphery of the intervertebral disc, and periosteum of the vertebrae. Synonym: ramus meningeus nervorum spinalium, recurrent meningeal branch of spinal nerves, sinuvertebral nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |