Medical Definition of Lateral sinus

1. A paired dural venous sinus that drains the confluence of sinuses, running along the occipital attachment of the tentorium cerebelli and terminating in the sigmoid sinus. Synonym: sinus transversus, lateral sinus. Transverse pericardial sinus, a passage in the pericardial sac between the origins of the great vessels, i.e., posterior to the intrapericardial portions of the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta and anterior to the superior vena cava and superior to the atria; it is formed as a result of the flexure of the heart tube, partially approximating the great venous and arterial vessels. Synonym: sinus transversus pericardii, Theile's canal, transverse sinus of pericardium. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Sinus

lateral rectus
lateral rectus muscle
lateral rectus muscle of the head
lateral region
lateral region of neck
lateral reticular nucleus
lateral root of median nerve
lateral root of optic tract
lateral sacral artery
lateral sacral crests
lateral sacral veins
lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
lateral semicircular canals
lateral sinus (current term)
lateral skull radiograph
lateral spinal sclerosis
lateral spinothalamic tract
lateral splanchnic arteries
lateral stratum
lateral stratums
lateral striate arteries
lateral sulcus
lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes
lateral superior genicular artery
lateral supraclavicular nerve
lateral supracondylar crest
lateral supracondylar ridge
lateral sural cutaneous nerve

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