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ethmoid sinus
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ethmoid sinus - a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)ethmoidal sinus, sinus ethmoidalessinus - any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull |
EncyclopediaSeesinusethmoid sinus
ethmoid sinusAn air cavity or space within the ethmoid bone, opening into the nasal cavity.
ethmoid sinusAny of the 3-18 paranasal sinuses on each side of the skull in and adjacent to the ethmoid bone. The ethmoid sinuses can be categorized as anterior, middle, or posterior, with each group usually draining into a different part of the nasal cavity. Ethmoid sinuses have very thin walls and are interconnected via openings in the septa between the sinuses. See also: sinusethmoid sinus
Related to ethmoid sinus: Sphenoid sinusSynonyms for ethmoid sinusnoun a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)Synonyms- ethmoidal sinus
- sinus ethmoidales
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