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cavernous sinus

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Noun1.cavernous sinuscavernous sinus - either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
sinus cavernosus
venous sinus, sinus - a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel


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The tumor mass involved the jugular foramen inferiorly and extended into the cavernous sinus surrounding the carotid artery.
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He says most cerebral-temperature regulation takes place in the cavernous sinus just below the brain, where arteries with warm blood come in contact with veins containing blood cooled by evaporation from nasal mucus and facial sweat.
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The tumor's location between the carotid artery, optic chiasm, pituitary gland, and cavernous sinus made en bloc resection impossible.
Two cases of incidental epidermoid cysts: sphenoid sinus and temporal ... by Kinney, William C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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