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Definition of Sinus paranasales
1. Noun. 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.
Medical Definition of Sinus paranasales
1. Air-filled extensions of the respiratory part of the nasal cavity into the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxillary cranial bones. They vary in size and form in different individuals and are lined by the ciliated mucous membranes of the nasal cavity. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinus Paranasales
Literary usage of Sinus paranasales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"... alares minores Cavum nasi Choanae sinus paranasales Sinue maxillaris Organon
visus Bulbus oculi Sinus venosus sclerae Epithelium corneae Lamina elastica ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Connected with the nasal cavity are certain accessory cavities known as the
paranasal sinuses (sinus paranasales). Their openings into the nasal cavity are ..."
3. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"Connected with the nasal cavity are certain accessory cavities known as the
paranasal sinuses (sinus paranasales)-. Their openings into the nasal cavity are ..."
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