SIGMOID SINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sigmoid sinus mean? 

• SIGMOID SINUS (noun)
  The noun SIGMOID SINUS has 1 sense:

1. an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones

  Familiarity information: SIGMOID SINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGMOID SINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sigmoid sinus; sinus sigmoideus

Hypernyms ("sigmoid sinus" is a kind of...):

sinus; venous sinus (a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel)

 Context examples 

A continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

(Internal Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)