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sinus
  1. (anatomy) A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.
  2. (botany) A notch or depression between two lobes or teeth in the margin of an organ.
  3. (pathology) An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, caused by the destruction of tissue.
  4. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Cavity and maxillary sinus measurements were also obtained with mouth breathing and breath holding techniques.”
      “Your sinus cavities produce mucus to help expel viruses, so a runny nose is actually desirable.”
      “They administered defibrillatory shocks, and after a period of asystole, the patient's heart returned to sinus rhythm.”
sinusoid
  1. (mathematics) A sine curve.
  2. (anatomy) Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.
sinupalliate
  1. (zoology) A mollusc with an indented pallial line or sinus.
sinusotomy
  1. (medicine) A surgical operation in which an incision is made in a sinus.
  2. Examples:
    1. “He was started on intravenous antibiotics and underwent external frontal sinusotomy to decompress the adjacent infected frontal sinus.”
sinupalliates
  1. plural of sinupalliate
sinusotomies
  1. plural of sinusotomy
sinusoids
  1. plural of sinusoid
sinuses
  1. plural of sinus
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The frontal sinuses may be absent, small, or remarkably large, extending through orbital bones, zygomatic processes, and into the squamae.”
      “However, current research shows that bits of hair are only present in around half the sinuses in this area of skin.”
      “All this is jam-packed into your sinuses and other nasal structures, occluding your airway completely.”
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