superior petrosal sinus

English

Noun

superior petrosal sinus (plural superior petrosal sinuses)

1. (anatomy) The smaller of the two petrosal sinuses that is situated superiorly and connects the cavernous and transverse sinuses of the same side.

   Coordinate term: inferior petrosal sinus

Translations

sinus connecting the cavernous and transverse sinuses

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 岩上竇 / 岩上窦 (yánshàngdòu); 上岩竇 / 上岩窦 (shàng yán dòu)

References

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