SINUS PARANASALES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

nasal sinus; paranasal sinus; sinus paranasales

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

sinus (any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull)

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