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sinus

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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si·nus /ˈsaɪnəs/ noun [countable]  HBHyour sinuses are the spaces in the bones of your head that are connected to the inside of your nose 窦,窦道〔颅骨中与鼻孔相通的空穴〕 blocked sinuses 阻滞的窦道 a sinus infection 窦感染
Examples from the Corpus
sinusCarotid sinus hypersensitivity may result in either an intermittent drop in blood pressure or bradycardia, or both.Carotid sinus massage should be done with great care in patients for whom this diagnosis is suspected.A history of purulent nasal discharge may be obtained in headaches resulting from sinus disease.Frontal sinus present: present in Proconsul, Afropithecus and Dryopithecus, and so it is almost certainly an ancestral hominoid character.This improved both his sinus problem and his general health.Baker suggests three possible reasons why human sinus bones should be naturally magnetic.His electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm with widespread ST-T wave abnormalities.Some may be due to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a known complication of oral contraceptives.
Origin sinus (1400-1500) Modern Latin Latin, curve, fold, hollow place
si·nus nounChineseSyllable
bones the the Corpus sinuses in your spaces are


sinus
sinus /ˈsaɪnəs/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Latin, 'curve, fold, hollow place'
your sinuses are the spaces in the bones of your head that are connected to the inside of your nose:
    blocked sinuses
    a sinus infection


si·nusBrE /ˈsaɪnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsaɪnəs/ 🔊 nounany of the hollow spaces in the bones of the head that are connected to the inside of the nose 窦;窦道blocked sinuses窦性传导阻滞