venous sinus

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venous sinus (plural venous sinuses)

  1. (anatomy) A large vein or passage (as the canal of Schlemm) for venous blood.
    Synonym: venosinus
    Hyponym: dural venous sinus
  2. (anatomy) Alternative form of sinus venosus.

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