cavernous sinus
cavernous sinus · cavernous sinuses
Either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body…Either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.
either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: cavernous sinuses| Singular | cavernous sinus |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity:sinus cavernosus