venosinus

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English

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Etymology

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From veno- +‎ sinus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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venosinus (plural venosinuses)

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

Usage notes

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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.

See also

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