Meanings
nouncavernous sinus (plural cavernous sinuses)
plural cavernous sinuses
- anatomyEither of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneither of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
Similar
sinus cavernosus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海綿竇 /海绵窦
- 海綿竇 /海绵窦 (hǎimián dòu)venous sinus
Polish zatoka jamista
- zatoka jamistavenous sinus
Cite this entry
APA
cavernous sinus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavernous%20sinus
MLA
“cavernous sinus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavernous%20sinus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cavernous sinus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavernous%20sinus.
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