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Sphenoid Sinus
Aka: Sphenoid Sinus, Sphenoidal Sinus- See Also
- Anatomy
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Sphenoidal sinus (C0037885) |
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| Definition (NCI) | Either of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone and communicating with the superior meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side. |
| Definition (MSH) | One of the paired air spaces located in the body of the SPHENOID BONE behind the ETHMOID BONE in the middle of the skull. Sphenoid sinus communicates with the posterosuperior part of NASAL CAVITY on the same side. |
| Definition (NCI) | A type of paranasal sinus (a hollow space in the bones around the nose). There are two large sphenoid sinuses in the sphenoid bone, which is behind the nose between the eyes. The sphenoid sinuses are lined with cells that make mucus to keep the nose from drying out. |
| Concepts | Body Space or Junction (T030) |
| MSH | D013101 |
| SnomedCT | 24999009 |
| English | Sphenoid Sinus, Sphenoid sinus, NOS, SPHENOID SINUSES, Sphenoidal sinus, 224 SPHENOID SINUSES, Sinus sphenoidalis, sphenoidal sinus, sphenoid sinuses, sinus sphenoid, sinuses sphenoid, sinus sphenoidalis, sphenoid sinus, Sphenoid sinus, Sphenoid sinus structure, Sphenoid sinus structure (body structure), Sinus, Sphenoid |
| French | Sinus sphénoïdaux, Sinus sphénoïdal |
| Swedish | Kilbenshåla |
| Czech | dutina kosti klínové, sinus sphenoidalis |
| Finnish | Kitaluun ontelo |
| Russian | PAZUKHA KLINOVIDNOI KOSTI, KLINOVIDNAIA PAZUKHA, КЛИНОВИДНАЯ ПАЗУХА, ПАЗУХА КЛИНОВИДНОЙ КОСТИ |
| Polish | Zatoka klinowa |
| Spanish | seno esfenoidal, estructura del seno esfenoidal (estructura corporal), estructura del seno esfenoidal, Seno Esfenoidal |
| German | Sinus sphenoidalis |
| Italian | Seno sfenoidale |
| Dutch | Neusbijholte (in het wiggebeen), Sinus sphenoidalis |
| Portuguese | Seio Esfenóide, Seio Esfenoidal |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |