venosinus

English

Etymology

From veno- +‎ sinus.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪnəs

Noun

venosinus (plural venosinuses)

  1. A venous sinus, especially a dural venous sinus (but see usage notes).

Usage notes

The term is rare outside of the collocation cerebral venosinus thrombosis (an uncommon synonym of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis) and can fairly be viewed as nonstandard.

See also

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