Pansinusitis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    sinusitis that affects all of the paranasal sinuses uncountable

    "Axial T2-weighted image (a) reveals pansinusitis, soft tissue consistent with cellulitis in the medial -orbits, with hypointense signal extending posteriorly to the orbital apices, and contiguous involvement of left medial temporal lobe."

  2. 2
    inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses wordnet

Example

More examples

"Axial T2-weighted image (a) reveals pansinusitis, soft tissue consistent with cellulitis in the medial -orbits, with hypointense signal extending posteriorly to the orbital apices, and contiguous involvement of left medial temporal lobe."

Etymology

From pan- + sinusitis.

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