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inferior sagittal sinus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
in-fe-ri-or sagit-tal s-i-nus
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater lying in the posterior two thirds of the concave free inferior margin of the falx cerebri and ending posteriorly by joining the great cerebral vein to form the straight sinus.

Inflected Forms

inferior sagittal sinuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superior sagittal sinus

Questions

What does inferior sagittal sinus mean?
One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater lying in the posterior two thirds of the concave free inferior margin of the falx cerebri and ending posteriorly by joining the great cerebral vein to form the straight sinus.

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