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noun
A large vein or passage (as the canal of Schlemm) for venous blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: venosinus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of sinus venosus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sinus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
Narrower terms: cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus, coronary sinus, sinus coronarius, sigmoid sinus, sinus sigmoideus, straight sinus, tentorial sinus, sinus rectus, transverse sinus, sinus transversus
History
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Across languages
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