cavernous sinus

English

Noun

cavernous sinus (plural cavernous sinuses)

1. (anatomy) Either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses.

Translations

venous sinus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海綿竇 / 海绵窦 (hǎimián dòu)

References

• “cavernous sinus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.