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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superior sagittal sinus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
su-pe-ri-or sagit-tal s-i-nus
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater passing backward in the convex attached superior margin of the falx cerebri and ending at the internal occipital protuberance by fusion with the transverse sinus.

Inflected Forms

superior sagittal sinuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

inferior sagittal sinus

Questions

What does superior sagittal sinus mean?
One of two venous sinuses of the dura mater passing backward in the convex attached superior margin of the falx cerebri and ending at the internal occipital protuberance by fusion with the transverse sinus.

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