Definition of Sinus ethmoidales

1. Noun. A sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose).

Exact synonyms: Ethmoid Sinus, Ethmoidal Sinus
Generic synonyms: Sinus

Medical Definition of Sinus ethmoidales

1. The numerous small air-filled cells of the ethmoidal labyrinth. See: anterior ethmoidal air cells, middle ethmoidal air cells, posterior ethmoidal air cells. Synonym: cellulae ethmoidales, sinus ethmoidales, ethmoidal cells. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinus Ethmoidales

sinupalliate
sinus
sinus alae parvae
sinus anales
sinus aortae
sinus arrest
sinus arrhythmia
sinus barotrauma
sinus bradycardia
sinus caroticus
sinus cavernosus
sinus circularis
sinus coronarius
sinus durae matris
sinus ethmoidales (current term)
sinus ethmoidales anteriores
sinus ethmoidales mediae
sinus ethmoidales posteriores
sinus frontalis
sinus headache
sinus histiocytosis
sinus intercavernosi
sinus lactiferi
sinus laryngeus
sinus lienis
sinus maxillaris
sinus nerve of Hering
sinus node

Literary usage of Sinus ethmoidales

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A description of the bones by John Flint South (1837)
"... which forms a division between them, are the convolutions of the bone, which coalescing torm the ethmoidal sinuses, sinus ethmoidales (5, 5), ..."

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