SIGMOID SINUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones

Synonyms:

sigmoid sinus; sinus sigmoideus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sigmoid sinus" is a kind of...):

sinus; venous sinus (a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel)

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