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transverse sinuses

transverse sinuses is the plural of transverse sinus.

Meaning of transverse sinus

Noun

transverse sinus (plural transverse sinuses)

  1. Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the jugular foramen on either side to become the internal jugular vein.
    Synonyms:
    lateral sinus

Questions about transverse sinuses

What is transverse sinuses the plural of?
Transverse sinuses is the plural of transverse sinus.

Words near transverse sinuses in the dictionary

  1. transverse relaxation time
  2. transverse relaxation times
  3. transverse rib
  4. transverse ribs
  5. transverse sinus
  6. transverse sinuses
  7. transverse tubule
  8. transverse tubules
  9. transverse wave
  10. transverse waves
  11. transversectomies

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