sinus
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈsaɪnəs/
- Specialized
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seno paranasal
- The doctor explained how sinus infections can cause facial pain.
- paranasal sinuses
- maxillary sinus
- ethmoid sinuses
So did we do sinus rinse last time?
- So did we do sinus rinse last time?
- That's what life with sinus congestion feels like.
- You can smell everything because Vicks clears your sinuses real good.
- And it's it starts off very innocent, like here's here you are at the park pushing your kid on a swing and you have sinus problems, right?
- And as you hum, it just creates this like vibrational resonance effect in the sinus cavities.
- There's all these different receptors within your tongue and in your mouth, and there's the odor that's going up into your your sinuses and nostrils.
- So where your sinuses are situated, you know, if you've got something like a diverted septum.
- Inhaling smoke is universally uniformly irritating to the lining of your nose, your sinuses, your throat, your bronchial tubes, and your lungs.
- And like anything I do, I just took such a massive snort that the fucking thing shot down my sinuses down to my throat.
Examples
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That cleared out the sinuses.
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That's what life with sinus congestion feels like.
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Or it might be a chronic sinus issue.
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Since I moved to the east coast, my sinuses have been going crazy.
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Since then my sinuses just haven't been the same.
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The Santa Anas bother my sinuses.
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Direct delivery of medication to the sinuses with standard nebulizers is difficult to achieve.
Academic text (1999) -
Two studies have revealed an increased incidence of sinus infections in seropositive patients with advancing HIV disease.
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In Finland, it is very popular to study the maxillary sinuses using ultrasound, especially in children.
Academic text (1998) -
It opens your sinuses.
Synonyms
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5.3
An air space in the bone above each eye
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5.4
Air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose that connect to the inside of the nose
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6.4
An air space in the upper jaw on each side of the nose
Hollow spaces in the bones around the nose lined with a thin wet layer
An air space in the bones near the nose lined with mucus
A small air space in the bone between the nose and eyes that opens into the nose
A small air-filled space in the bone between the nose and the eyes
Small air spaces in the bone between the eyes behind the nose bridge that connect to the nose
Compounds
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8.2
A large area of veins on each side of the pituitary gland that drains blood from the brain and face
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7.0
A short vein that collects blood from the heart muscle and carries it to the right atrium
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5.4
Air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose that connect to the inside of the nose
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A small air space in the bone between the nose and eyes that opens into the nose
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A small sea mammal like a dolphin that lives only in the Gulf of California and is almost extinct
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A small vein that drains blood from the brain's outer covering near the tentorium
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A channel in the outer layer covering the brain that drains blood from the back of the head
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A large S-shaped vein in the covering of the brain that takes blood to a vein in the neck
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A short vein in the heart that collects blood from the heart's veins into the right atrium
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Small air spaces in the bone between the eyes behind the nose bridge that connect to the nose
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Hollow spaces in the bones around the nose lined with a thin wet layer
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One of a pair of large veins at the base of the brain that drain blood from it
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A large S-shaped vein at the back of the skull that carries blood from the brain
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A channel of veins in the brain's outer covering that carries blood toward the neck
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A large vein in the outer covering of the brain that carries blood from deep brain veins
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A large channel in the body, often in the brain, that holds blood and has thin walls
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sinus comes from the Latin word sinus, meaning 'bay' or 'hollow'. This is a useful picture for the air-filled 'bays' in the bones around the nose, so sinus today often means the hollow spaces in the skull that can fill with fluid or become inflamed.