💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sphenoidal sinus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sphenoid sinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus contained within the body of the sphenoid bone. |
| sphenoidnoun | (anatomy) The sphenoid bone. |
| paranasal sinusnoun | (anatomy) Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face. |
| ethmoid sinusnoun | (anatomy) Any of several paranasal sinuses enclosed within the ethmoid bone. |
| parasinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus. |
| parasphenoidnoun | (anatomy) A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates. |
| cavernous sinusnoun | (anatomy) 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. |
| sinusnoun | (anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus). |
| sphenoethmoidal recessnoun | (anatomy) A small space between the sphenoid bone and the superior nasal concha into which the sphenoid sinus opens. |
| maxillary sinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla. |
| parethmoidnoun | (anatomy) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. |
| sphenopalatine foramennoun | (anatomy) A foramen formed by articulation of a deep notch between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone with the sphenoid bone. |
| sphenethmoidnoun | (anatomy) A bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians. |
| pyriform sinusnoun | (anatomy) Alternative spelling of piriform sinus. [(anatomy) A small cavity or pocket between the lateral walls of the pharynx on each side and the upper part of the larynx.] |
| presphenoidnoun | (anatomy) The anterior part of the sphenoid bone (a separate bone before being fused) |
| petrosal sinusnoun | (anatomy) Either of two venous sinuses on each side of the base of the brain. |
| venous sinusnoun | (anatomy) A large vein or passage (as the canal of Schlemm) for venous blood. |
| sphenopalatinenoun | (anatomy) A sphenopalatine part. |
| sphenoticnoun | (anatomy) The sphenotic bone. |
| transverse sinusnoun | (anatomy) Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the jugular foramen on either side to become the internal jugular vein. |
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