venous sinus
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪnəs
Noun
venous sinus (plural venous sinuses)
- (anatomy) A large vein or passage (as the canal of Schlemm) for venous blood.
- Synonym: venosinus
- Hyponym: dural venous sinus
- (anatomy) Alternative form of sinus venosus.
Translations
large vein or passage
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References
- “venous sinus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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