lateral sinus


trans·verse si·nus

[TA] a paired dural venous sinus that drains the confluence of sinuses, running along the occipital attachment of the tentorium cerebelli and terminating in the sigmoid sinus. Synonym(s): sinus transversus [TA], lateral sinus

lateral sinus

Either of two large venous sinuses in the inner side of the skull passing near the mastoid antrum and emptying into the jugular vein.See also: sinus