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SINUS CAVERNOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sinus cavernosus mean? 

SINUS CAVERNOSUS (noun)
  The noun SINUS CAVERNOSUS has 1 sense:

1. either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavityplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SINUS CAVERNOSUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cavernous sinus; sinus cavernosus

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

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


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