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• Sinus (anatomy) — Sinus is Latin for bay , pocket , curve , or bosom . In anatomy, the term is used in various contexts. A sinus is a sack or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue. In common usage,… …   Wikipedia

• sinus — si|nus [ˈsaınəs] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin, curve, fold, hollow place ] your sinuses are the spaces in the bones of your head that are connected to the inside of your nose ▪ blocked sinuses ▪ a sinus infection …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sinus — sinuslike, adj. /suy neuhs/, n., pl. sinuses. 1. a curve; bend. 2. a curving part or recess. 3. Anat. a. any of various cavities, recesses, or passages, as a hollow in a bone, or a reservoir or channel for venous blood. b. one of the hollow… …   Universalium

• sinus — 1. sinus [ sinys ] n. m. • 1539; mot lat. « courbe » → sein ♦ Anat. 1 ♦ Cavité irrégulière (de certains os). Sinus de la face, de certains os de la face (sinus frontal, maxillaire, sinus sphénoïdaux). Spécialt, cour. Inflammation des sinus (de la …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Sinus tract — A sinus tract is an abnormal channel leading from within bones or other structures to the skin surface; sometimes this type of passageway is termed a fistula.Sinus tracts may form after an infection or as a means of decompression of a synovial… …   Wikipedia

• Sinus-lift procedure — A sinus lift procedure is a surgical procedure, performed by an appropriately trained dentist or dental specialist, to augment bone mass in the top jaw (maxilla), which increases the likelihood of successful placement of dental implants. Bone… …   Wikipedia

• sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or …   Medical dictionary

• sinus — n. 1) an air cavity within a bone, especially any of the cavities within the bones of the face or skull (see paranasal sinuses). 2) any wide channel containing blood, usually venous blood. Venous sinuses occur, for example, in the dura mater and… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• sinus thrombosis — thrombosis of a sinus of the dura mater, usually secondary to head injury or to infection of a nearby structure; called also intracranial t. and intracranial sinus t …   Medical dictionary

• sinus — [ sʌɪnəs] noun 1》 Anatomy & Zoology a cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities. 2》 Anatomy & Zoology an irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated… …   English new terms dictionary

• sinus tract — a pathological passage in the body resembling a fistula but open at only one end; it may later develop infection that drains through the tract …   Medical dictionary