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straight sinus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
straight s-i-nus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A venous sinus of the brain that is located along the line of junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, is formed by the junction of the great cerebral vein and the inferior sagittal sinus, and passes posteriorly to terminate in the confluence of sinuses.

Inflected Forms

straight sinuses (plural)

Synonyms

sinus rectus tentorial sinus

Questions

What does straight sinus mean?
A venous sinus of the brain that is located along the line of junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, is formed by the junction of the great cerebral vein and the inferior sagittal sinus, and passes posteriorly to terminate in the confluence of sinuses.

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