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sinus venosus

/ˌsaɪ.nəs ˌviˈnoʊ.səs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
si-nus veno-sus
IPA
/ˌsaɪ.nəs ˌviˈnoʊ.səs/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first chamber of the heart in fish, amphibians, and reptiles, emptying into the right atrium.

noun

An enlarged pouch that adjoins the heart, is formed by the union of the large systemic veins, and is the passage through which venous blood enters the heart in lower vertebrates and in embryos of higher forms.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin sinus vēnōsus (“venous hollow”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsaɪ.nəs ˌviˈnoʊ.səs/
  • British English: /ˌsʌɪ.nəs viːˈnəʊ.səs/

Inflected Forms

sinus venosi (plural) venous sinus (alternative)

Rhymes With

nebulosus semitendinosus bulbospongiosus semimembranosus bulbocavernosus

Questions

How do you pronounce sinus venosus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ.nəs ˌviˈnoʊ.səs/.
What does sinus venosus mean?
The first chamber of the heart in fish, amphibians, and reptiles, emptying into the right atrium.
Where does sinus venosus come from?
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin sinus vēnōsus (“venous hollow”).

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