cavernous sinuses

A form of cavernous sinus — Either 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cavernous sinus
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