inferior sagittal sinus

noun

One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater lying in the posterior two thirds of the concave free inferior margin of the falx cerebri and ending posteriorly by joining the great cerebral vein to form the straight sinus.

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Meanings

nouninferior sagittal sinus (plural inferior sagittal sinuses)

plural inferior sagittal sinuses

  1. anatomyOne of two venous sinuses of the dura mater lying in the posterior two thirds of the concave free inferior margin of the falx cerebri and ending posteriorly by joining the great cerebral vein to form the straight sinus.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下矢狀竇 /下矢状窦
  • 下矢狀竇 /下矢状窦 (xià shǐzhuàng dòu)dural venous sinus
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