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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Cavernous sinus — A large channel of venous blood creating a sinus cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its location and its contents which include the third cranial… … Medical dictionary
Cavernous sinus — ] Venous connectionsIt receives tributaries from: *Superior and inferior ophthalmic veins *Sphenoparietal sinus *Superficial middle cerebral veinsThe veins of exit are to the superior and inferior petrosal sinuses as well as via the emissary… … Wikipedia
Cavernous sinus thrombosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Oblique section through the cavernous sinus. DiseasesDB = 2184 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|325 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 87 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|neuro|572 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
Cavernous sinus syndrome — A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its… … Medical dictionary
Cavernous sinus thrombosis — A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its… … Medical dictionary
cavernous sinus — one of the paired cavities within the sphenoid bone, at the base of the skull behind the eye sockets, into which blood drains from the brain, eye, nose, and upper cheek before leaving the skull through connections with the internal jugular and… … The new mediacal dictionary
Syndrome, cavernous sinus — A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its… … Medical dictionary
Thrombosis, cavernous sinus — A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its… … Medical dictionary
Sinus, cavernous — A large channel of venous blood creating a sinus cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its location and its contents which include the third cranial… … Medical dictionary
sinus cavernosus — [TA] cavernous sinus either of two sinuses of the dura mater, irregularly shaped and located at either side of the body of the sphenoid bone, extending from the medial end of the superior orbital fissure in front to the apex of the petrous… … Medical dictionary
