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transverse sinus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
trans-verse s-i-nus
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the jugular foramen on either side to become the internal jugular vein.

Inflected Forms

transverse sinuses (plural)

Synonyms

lateral sinus sinus transversus

Questions

What does transverse sinus mean?
Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the jugular foramen on either side to become the internal jugular vein.

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