venosinus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

veno- +‎ sinus

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

venosinus (plural venosinuses)

  1. A venous sinus, especially a dural venous sinus (but see usage notes).

Usage notes[edit]

The term is rare outside of the collocation cerebral venosinus thrombosis (an uncommon synonym of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis) and can fairly be viewed as nonstandard.

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