PARANASAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paranasal mean? 

• PARANASAL (adjective)
  The adjective PARANASAL has 1 sense:

1. adjacent to the nasal cavities

  Familiarity information: PARANASAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARANASAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adjacent to the nasal cavities

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

paranasal sinus

Pertainym:

nasal cavity (either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx)

 Context examples 

An adenocarcinoma that arises from the paranasal sinuses.

(Paranasal Sinus Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the paranasal sinuses.

(Paranasal Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant epithelial neoplasm arising in the paranasal sinus.

(Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The paranasal sinuses open into the nasal cavity (space inside the nose) and are lined with cells that make mucus to keep the nose from drying out during breathing.

(Paranasal sinus, NCI Dictionary)

A rare neuroectodermal tumor originating from olfactory receptor cells in the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses.

(Olfactory Neuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses.

(Non-Neoplastic Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the paranasal sinuses.

(Benign Paranasal Sinus Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the paranasal sinuses.

(Non-Neoplastic Paranasal Sinus Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from the paranasal sinus and is characterized by the presence of a diffuse malignant infiltrate composed of large B-lymphocytes.

(Paranasal Sinus Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Your paranasal sinuses are small hollow spaces around the nose.

(Nasal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)