SINUS RECTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sinus rectus mean? 

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

1. an unpaired sinus of the dura mater

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINUS RECTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unpaired sinus of the dura mater

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sinus rectus; straight sinus; tentorial sinus

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

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