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cavernous sinus

cavernous sinus noun: either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.

Noun

cavernous sinus (plural cavernous sinuses)

  1. Either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.

cavernous sinus meaning in Tamil

cavernous sinus in Tamil

முழைகியக்கால்

Forms of cavernous sinus

pluralcavernous sinuses

Questions about cavernous sinus

What does cavernous sinus mean?
Cavernous sinus means either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.
What is cavernous sinus in Tamil?
Cavernous sinus in Tamil is முழைகியக்கால். See Cavernous sinus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cavernous sinus?
Cavernous sinus is a noun.
What is the plural of cavernous sinus?
The plural of cavernous sinus is cavernous sinuses.

Words near cavernous sinus in the dictionary

  1. cavernoursal
  2. cavernous
  3. cavernous body
  4. cavernous nerve
  5. cavernous nerves
  6. cavernous sinus
  7. cavernous sinuses
  8. cavernously
  9. caverns
  10. cavernula
  11. cavernulae

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