Cavernous sinus

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.NounEither 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.

Synonyms

sinus cavernosus inferior petrosal sinus petrosal sinus transverse sinus superior petrosal sinus sagittal sinus straight sinus sphenoidal sinus inferior sagittal sinus sinus venous sinus sphenoid sinus

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