Sinus

/ˈsaɪ.nəs/

Synonyms for "sinus" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(3 words)

venous sinusair-filled cavityantrum

alveolation alveolus anatomy antrum arc armpit basin botany bow

Strong matches (17)

bowl capsule catacaustic catenary caustic cavity circle concave concavity conchoid crater crook crypt cup curl curve

Noun(1 words)

cavity

Related words (29)

depression diacaustic dip ellipse festoon fold folliclefunnel chesthole hollowhollow shellhook hyperbola lacuna lituus parabola pit pocketpunch bowlreceptacle

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scoop shell sink socket tracery trough vug

Noun(2 words)

fistulavenous channel

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More general

12 entries

anatomical spaceblood vesselbodily cavitycanal cavity cavum channel ductepithelial ductpassage passageway vein

More specific

7 entries

cavernous sinusethmoidal sinusfrontal sinusmaxillary sinussphenoidal sinussuperior sagittal sinustransverse sinus

Collocations

6 entries

dural venous sinusethmoidal sinusfrontal sinusmaxillary sinusparanasal sinussinus tract

Inflections

1 entries

sinuses

Derivations

3 entries

sinusitis sinusoid sinusoidal

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

竇 /窦 noun (venous or lymphatic cavity)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I have sinus trouble.

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Sinus infection is a nuisance to most people.

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The sinus pressure returned with a vengeance.

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I have a sinus infection.

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