Definition of Nasal sinus

1. Noun. Any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities.

Exact synonyms: Paranasal Sinus, Sinus Paranasales
Generic synonyms: Sinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nasal Sinus

nasal part of pharynx
nasal pharynx
nasal pits
nasal placodes
nasal point
nasal polyp
nasal polyps
nasal process
nasal provocation tests
nasal reflex
nasal region
nasal ridge
nasal sacs
nasal septal cartilage
nasal septum
nasal sinus (current term)
nasal spine of frontal bone
nasal surface of maxilla
nasal surface of palatine bone
nasal twang
nasal valve
nasal venous arch
nasal venules of retina
nasal vowel
nasal vowels
nasale
nasalis
nasalis muscle
nasalisation
nasalisations

Literary usage of Nasal sinus

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

1. Diagnostics of the Fundus Oculi by Edward Leroy Oatman (1920)
"NEURITIS IN nasal sinus DISEASE. Discovery of the relation between diseases of the accessory nasal sinuses and diseases of the eye marked an important ..."

2. Medical Ophthalmology by Arnold Herman Knapp (1918)
"DISEASES OF THE NASAL ACCESSORY CAVITIES The ocular complications of nasal sinus disease can be best described by regions. Orbit. ..."

3. Life-histories of African Game Animals by Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Heller (1914)
"... gland in front of eye No lachrymal-nasal sinus in skull Withers much higher than hips; horns rounded at the base, projecting straight backward, ..."

4. Annual Proceedings: Addresses, Reports, Bibliographies and Discussions (1917)
"Persons having had nasal sinus complications, or purulent otitis media, may retain concealed foci of septic absorption that will cause rheumatic ..."

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