splenic sinus

noun

A large, vascular channel in the spleen made of cellular endothelium covered by a reticulum.

Meanings

nounsplenic sinus (plural splenic sinuses)

plural splenic sinuses

  1. anatomyA large, vascular channel in the spleen made of cellular endothelium covered by a reticulum.
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