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1. (n.) sinus
a curve; bend.
2. sinus
a curving part or recess.
3. sinus
any of various cavities, recesses, or passages in the body, as a hollow in a bone or a reservoir or channel for venous blood.
4. sinus
one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities.
5. sinus
an expanded area in a canal or tube.
6. sinus
a narrow passage leading to an abscess or the like.
7. sinus
a small, rounded depression between two projecting lobes, as of a leaf.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L sinus (s. sinu-) bent or curved surface, curve, fold)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fistula, sinus
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
2. (noun) sinus
any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
3. (noun) venous sinus, sinus
a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
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1. (noun) sinus
a hollow area leading to your nose that holds fluid
blocked/stuffy sinuses
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| Definition of 'sinus' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sinus
an opening; a hollow; a bending
2. (noun) sinus
a bay of the sea; a recess in the shore
3. (noun) sinus
a cavity; a depression
4. (noun) sinus
a cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrow opening
5. (noun) sinus
a dilated vessel or canal
6. (noun) sinus
a narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice
7. (noun) sinus
a depression between adjoining lobes
8. sinus
of Sinus
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Sense: (usually in plural) an air-filled hollow in the bones of the skull, connected with the nose
His sinuses frequently become blocked in the winter; (
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 Afrikaans: sinus |
 Arabic: جَيْب أنْفي |
 Bulgarian: синус |
 Brazilian: seios nasais |
 Czech: dutiny |
 German: die Nebenhöhle/Nebenhöhle |
 Danish: bihule; bihule- |
 Greek: ιγμόρειο |
 Spanish: seno |
 Estonian: põsekoobas |
 Farsi: حفره |
 Finnish: poskiontelo |
 French: (des) sinus |
 Hebrew: סִינוּס |
 Hindi: विवर, खातिका |
 Croatian: sinus,šupljina |
 Hungarian: homloküreg |
 Indonesian: sinus |
 Icelandic: ennishola |
 Italian: fistola; seno |
 Japanese: とう(の) |
 Korean: 만곡부, 부비강(副鼻腔) |
 Lithuanian: sinusas |
 Latvian: sinuss |
 Malay: sinus |
 Dutch: sinus drinken |
 Norwegian: bihule |
 Polish: zatoka |
 Persian: حفره |
 Pashto: خلا، سورى (په تېره دكوپړۍ |
 Portuguese: seios nasais |
 Romanian: sinus |
 Russian: пазуха, полость |
 Slovak: dutina |
 Slovenian: sinus |
 Serbian: sinus |
 Swedish: bihåla |
 Thai: โพรงในกระดูกศีรษะ |
 Turkish: sinüs, kemik içi boşluğu |
 Taiwanese: 鼻竇 |
 Ukrainian: пазуха |
 Urdu: کھوپڑی میں ہوا سے بھری جو |
 Vietnamese: xoang |
 Chinese: 鼻窦 |
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