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sinusitis
(redirected from sphenoid sinusitis)

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si·nus·i·tis  (sn-sts)
n.
Inflammation of the sinuses or a sinus, especially in the nasal region.

sinusitis [ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the membrane lining a sinus, esp a nasal sinus
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sinusitis - inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
pansinusitis - inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses
Translations
sinusitis [ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs] Nsinusitis f
sinusitis [ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs] nsinusite f
sinusitis
nStirnhöhlenkatarr(h) m, → Sinusitis f
sinusitis [ˌsaɪnəˈsaɪtɪs] nsinusite f


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6) The fact that maxillary sinusitis is more common than sphenoid sinusitis may explain why antrochoanal polyps are more common than sphenochoanal polyps.
This condition is called sphenoiditis, otherwise known as sphenoid sinusitis or sphenoid sinus infection.
The differential diagnosis includes the other primary headache disorders and organic causes of intractable headache such as sphenoid sinusitis, an Arnold-Chiari malformation, and pseudotumor cerebri.
 
 
 
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