straight sinus

noun

A venous sinus of the brain that is located along the line of junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, is formed by the junction of the great cerebral vein and the inferior sagittal sinus, and passes posteriorly to terminate in the confluence of sinuses.

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sinus rectustentorial sinus
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Meanings

nounstraight sinus (plural straight sinuses)

plural straight sinuses

  1. anatomyA venous sinus of the brain that is located along the line of junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, is formed by the junction of the great cerebral vein and the inferior sagittal sinus, and passes posteriorly to terminate in the confluence of sinuses.

    Synonyms: sinus rectus, tentorial sinus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA venous sinus of the brain that is located along the line of junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, is formed by the junction of the great cerebral vein and the inferior sagittal sinus, and passes posteriorly to terminate in the confluence of sinuses.

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sinus rectustentorial sinus

More synonyms by meaning

nounan unpaired sinus of the dura mater

Similar
tentorial sinussinus rectus
Broader
venous sinussinus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 直竇 /直窦
  • 直竇 /直窦 (zhí dòu)dural venous sinus
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Chicago

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