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Cavernous Sinus

Aka: Cavernous Sinus

Structure of cavernous sinus (C0007473)
Definition (MSH)	An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone.
Concepts	Body Space or Junction (T030)
MSH	D002426
SnomedCT	18782006
English	Cavernous Sinus, Sinus, Cavernous, Sinus cavernosus, sinus cavernous, cavernous sinus, sinus cavernosus, cavernosus sinus, Cavernous sinus, Structure of cavernous sinus (body structure), Structure of cavernous sinus
Swedish	Sinus cavernosus
Czech	sinus cavernosus
Finnish	Lokeroveriviemäri
Russian	KAVERNOZNYI SINUS, КАВЕРНОЗНЫЙ СИНУС
Croatian	KAVERNOZNI SINUS
Polish	Zatoka jamista
Spanish	estructura del seno cavernoso (estructura corporal), estructura del seno cavernoso, seno cavernoso, Seno Cavernoso
French	Sinus caverneux, Sinus veineux caverneux
German	Sinus cavernosus
Italian	Seno cavernoso
Dutch	Sinus cavernosus
Portuguese	Seio Cavernoso
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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