sinus sigmoideus

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

   Synonymssigmoid sinus

   Broadervenous sinus

Questions about sinus sigmoideus

What does sinus sigmoideus mean?

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

What is another word for sinus sigmoideus?

Close synonyms include sigmoid sinus. 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 sinus sigmoideus a common word?

sinus sigmoideus 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.