sigmoid sinus

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   an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones

   Synonymssinus sigmoideus

   Broadervenous sinus

Questions about sigmoid sinus

What does sigmoid sinus mean?

sigmoid sinus means "an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones".

What is another word for sigmoid sinus?

Close synonyms include sinus sigmoideus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sigmoid sinus a common word?

sigmoid sinus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.