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Definition of Tentorial sinus
1. Noun. An unpaired sinus of the dura mater.
Medical Definition of Tentorial sinus
1. straight sinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tentorial Sinus
Literary usage of Tentorial sinus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The straight sinus (sinus rectus; tentorial sinus) (Figs. 637, 638) is situated
at the line of junction of the falx cerebri with the tentorium cerebelli. ..."
2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The straight sinus (sinus rectus; tentorial sinus) (Figs. 507, 569) is situated
at the line of junction of the falx cerebri with the tentorium cerebelli. ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1903)
"... of the entire face on the affected side, accompanied by varying degrees of
paralysis of the oculo-motor nerves. When the tentorial sinus is obstructed, ..."