Phrase guide

paranasal sinus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parasinus, sinus paranasalis

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sinus paranasales, nasal sinus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sinus

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻竇 /鼻窦 (bídòu) — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻旁竇 /鼻旁窦 (bípángdòu) — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Czech: paranazální dutina — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Czech: paranasální dutina — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Czech: vedlejší dutina — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Czech: vedlejší dutina nosní — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Dutch: neusbijholte — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Dutch: bijholte — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Finnish: nenän sivuontelo — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • French: sinus paranasal — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • German: Nasennebenhöhle — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Hungarian: orrmelléküreg — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Italian: seno paranasale — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Māori: pakohu ihu — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Polish: zatoka przynosowa — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Russian: па́зуха но́са (pázuxa nósa) — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Swedish: bihåla — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses
  • Ukrainian: па́зухи но́са (pázuxy nósa) — one of air-filled spaces, or sinuses