petrosal sinus

English

Noun

petrosal sinus (plural petrosal sinuses)

1. (anatomy) Either of two venous sinuses on each side of the base of the brain.

   Meronyms: inferior petrosal sinus, superior petrosal sinus

Translations

sinus between the temporal and occipital bones

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 岩竇／岩窦 (yán dòu)

References

• “petrosal sinus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.