Definition of Sphenoid sinus

1. Noun. (anatomy) A paranasal sinus contained within the body of the sphenoid bone. ¹

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Medical Definition of Sphenoid sinus

1. One of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the body of the sphenoid bone and communicating with the highest meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphenoid Sinus

sphenogram
sphenograms
sphenographer
sphenographic
sphenographist
sphenography
sphenoid
sphenoid bone
sphenoid bones
sphenoid crest
sphenoid fontanel
sphenoid fontanelle
sphenoid process
sphenoid process of palatine bone
sphenoid process of septal cartilage
sphenoid sinus (current term)
sphenoid sinuses
sphenoid sinusitis
sphenoidal
sphenoidal angle
sphenoidal angle of parietal bone
sphenoidal border of temporal bone
sphenoidal conchae
sphenoidal fissure
sphenoidal fontanel
sphenoidal fontanelle
sphenoidal herniation
sphenoidal part of middle cerebral artery
sphenoidal ridges
sphenoidal sinus

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