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Body Regions > Head > Face > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses
Sense Organs > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses
Respiratory System > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses

Preferred term

Paranasal Sinuses  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Nasal Sinuses

In other languages

  • French

  • Sinus para-nasal
  • Sinus para-nasaux
  • Sinus paranasal
  • Sinus paranasaux

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L69N5RFK-K

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