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Synonyms for sinus in English

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sinus:
- sinus; venous sinus; fistula

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Detailed Synonyms for sinus in English

sinus:

sinus [the ~] noun

the sinus

– a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel ¹
the sinus; the venous sinus
– a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel ¹
- sinus [the ~] noun
- venous sinus [the ~] noun
the sinus

– any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull ¹
the sinus
– any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull ¹
- sinus [the ~] noun
the sinus

– an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface ¹
the fistula; the sinus
– an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface ¹
- fistula [the ~] noun
- sinus [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "sinus":

fistula; passage; passageway
cavity; bodily cavity; cavum
venous sinus; duct; epithelial duct; canal; channel

Related Definitions for "sinus":

a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel¹
any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull¹
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface¹

Related Synonyms for sinus

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