Definition of Sinus rectus

1. Noun. An unpaired sinus of the dura mater.

Exact synonyms: Straight Sinus, Tentorial Sinus
Generic synonyms: Sinus, Venous Sinus

Medical Definition of Sinus rectus

1. straight sinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinus Rectus

sinus node artery
sinus obliquus pericardii
sinus occipitalis
sinus of nail
sinus of the vena cava
sinus of valsalva
sinus paranasales
sinus pause
sinus petrosus inferior
sinus petrosus superior
sinus phlebitis
sinus posterior
sinus prostaticus
sinus rectus (current term)
sinus reflex
sinus renalis
sinus reuniens
sinus rhythm
sinus sagittalis inferior
sinus sagittalis superior
sinus septum
sinus sigmoideus
sinus sphenoidalis
sinus sphenoparietalis
sinus standstill
sinus tachycardia
sinus tarsi
sinus thrombosis

Literary usage of Sinus rectus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1882)
"it reaches the anterior margin of the tentorium cerebelli where it joins the sinus rectus. Varieties.—I have hardly found any notable abnormality in this ..."

2. Dissertations by Jean Bernoulli, Paul G. J. Maquet, August Ziggelaar, Troels Kardel (1997)
"His sinus rectus is the product of the trigonometrical radius and the sine. , For Bernoulli Today Trigonometrical radius (sinus totus) = r Sine (sinus ..."

3. Dissertations on the Mechanics of Effervescence and Fermentation, and on the edited by Paul Maquet (2008)
"His sinus rectus is the product of the trigonometrical radius and the sine. For Bernoulli Today Trigonometrical radius (sinus totus) = r Sine (sinus rectus) ..."

4. Psychiatry: A Clinical Treatise on Diseases of the Fore-brain Based Upon a by Theodor Meynert (1885)
"The sinus rectus is the shortest sinus. Relatively to the length of the sinus, the veins of the choroid plexus which empty into the vena magna, ..."

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