maxillary air sinus
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air sinus — n an air containing cavity (as a paranasal sinus and esp. a maxillary sinus) in bone * * * an air containing space within the substance of a bone … Medical dictionary
Maxillary sinus — Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. Latin sinus maxilliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
Sinus (anatomy) — Sinus is Latin for bay , pocket , curve , or bosom . In anatomy, the term is used in various contexts. A sinus is a sack or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue. In common usage,… … Wikipedia
maxillary sinus — n an air cavity in the body of the maxilla that communicates with the middle meatus of the nose called also antrum of Highmore * * * (maxillary antrum) see paranasal sinuses … Medical dictionary
sinus — sinuslike, adj. /suy neuhs/, n., pl. sinuses. 1. a curve; bend. 2. a curving part or recess. 3. Anat. a. any of various cavities, recesses, or passages, as a hollow in a bone, or a reservoir or channel for venous blood. b. one of the hollow… … Universalium
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
sinus squeeze — ▪ pathology also called Aerosinusitis, or Barosinusitis, pain, inflammation, and possible bleeding of the membranes lining the sinus cavities in the head, caused by a difference between the pressure inside the sinuses and that outside.… … Universalium
maxillary sinus — noun one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla • Hypernyms: ↑sinus * * * noun or maxillary antrum : an air cavity in the body of the maxilla that communicates with the middle meatus of the nose called also antrum of Highmore … Useful english dictionary
Ethmoid sinus — Bone: Ethmoid sinus Paranasal sinuses … Wikipedia
Cavernous sinus thrombosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Oblique section through the cavernous sinus. DiseasesDB = 2184 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|325 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 87 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|neuro|572 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
