Definitions for Sinus
ˈsaɪ nəssi·nus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fistula, sinusnoun

   an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

2. sinusnoun

   any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

3. venous sinus, sinusnoun

   a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinusnoun

   A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.

2. sinusnoun

   An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, caused by the destruction of tissue.

3. Etymology: From sinus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SINUSnoun

   Etymology: Latin.

   1. A bay of the sea; an opening of the land.

   Plato supposeth his Atlantis to have sunk all into the sea: whether that be true or no, I do not think it impossible that some arms of the sea, or sinus’s, might have had such an original. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   2. Any fold or opening.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinus

   In medicine, a sinus refers to a cavity or hollow space within a body organ or tissue, often filled with air or fluid, such as the sinuses in the skull connecting to the nasal cavity. In mathematics, sinus or sine is a trigonometric function of an angle that represents the ratio of the length of the side that is opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle. In anatomy, a sinus could also refer to a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue, typically ones caused by disease or injury.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sinus

   of Sinus

2. Sinusnoun

   an opening; a hollow; a bending

3. Sinusnoun

   a bay of the sea; a recess in the shore

4. Sinusnoun

   a cavity; a depression

5. Sinusnoun

   a cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrow opening

6. Sinusnoun

   a dilated vessel or canal

7. Sinusnoun

   a narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice

8. Sinusnoun

   a depression between adjoining lobes

9. Etymology: [L., a bent surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a bay. Cf. Sine, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sinus

   sī′nus, n. a bending: a fold: an opening: a bay of the sea: a recess on the shore: (anat.) a cavity or hollow of bone or other tissue, one of the air-cavities contained in the interior of certain bones: a channel for transmitting venous blood: a narrow opening leading to an abscess, &c.—n. Sī′nusoid, the curve of sines in which the abscisses are proportional to an angle, and the ordinates to its sine.—adj. Sinusoi′dal.—adv. Sinusoi′dally. [L. sinus, a curve.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinus

   A type of channel within the body of an animal or human being.

   My sister is delighted her sinus are so much better.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sinus

   a curvilinear indentation more or less profound: an excavation as if scooped out: a curved break in an otherwise straight margin.

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1. • Cavity
   • Duct
   • Passage

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1. nisus

2. Sunis

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sinus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sinus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Sinus in a Sentence

1. Terry Bell:

   I wasn't getting answers from my regular doctors about my breathing and other issues. They said take some over-the-counter medications for your sinus and things like that.

2. Kaley Cuoco:

   I had sinus surgery the day after Christmas and it has been the worst surgery of my life. Very painful, and on top of it everyone of course thought I got a nose job. Which is so funny because if you know me I would have told you I got a nose job I’m not gonna keep it a secret.

3. Jerome Adams:

   We know that there are over 150 million patient visits every year to a doctor or urgent care clinic for some sort of upper respiratory infection – things like sore throat, cold, sinus and ear infections. And of those visits, we know that 47 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed for infections that don’t need an antibiotic.

4. Cliodna McNulty:

   Most coughs, colds, sore throats, flu and sinus infections are self-limiting and will get better on their own. Antibiotics only improve symptoms by about 8-12 hours.

5. Jeff Goldstein:

   She will massage my son’s toes when he has a sinus condition, to drain the sinuses, it blows my mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sinus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sinus
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Sinus
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sinus
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Sinus
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Sinus