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sigmoid sinus

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

How To Use sigmoid sinus In A Sentence

  • In its course it rests upon the squama of the occipital, the mastoid angle of the parietal, the mastoid part of the temporal, and, just before its termination, the jugular process of the occipital; the portion which occupies the groove on the mastoid part of the temporal is sometimes termed the sigmoid sinus. VII. The Veins. 3b. 5. The Sinuses of the Dura Mater
  • The triangular area formed by asterion, mastoid tip and anterior angle of parieto mastoid suture was the surface projection of the descending portion of the sigmoid sinus.
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