- tentorial sinus
- s. rectus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tentorial sinus
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tentorial sinus — noun an unpaired sinus of the dura mater • Syn: ↑straight sinus, ↑sinus rectus • Hypernyms: ↑venous sinus, ↑sinus * * * noun : straight sinus … Useful english dictionary
sinus rectus — noun an unpaired sinus of the dura mater • Syn: ↑straight sinus, ↑tentorial sinus • Hypernyms: ↑venous sinus, ↑sinus … Useful english dictionary
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Straight sinus — Infobox Vein Name = Straight sinus Latin = sinus rectus GraySubject = 171 GrayPage = 655 Caption = Dural veins (Straight sinus labeled as SIN. RECTUS at center right.) Caption2 = Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right… … Wikipedia
venous sinus — noun a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel • Syn: ↑sinus • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
straight sinus — noun an unpaired sinus of the dura mater • Syn: ↑tentorial sinus, ↑sinus rectus • Hypernyms: ↑venous sinus, ↑sinus * * * noun : a venous sinus of the brain formed by junction of the great cerebral vein and inferior sagittal sinus and terminating… … Useful english dictionary
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