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Paranasal Sinuses

Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS.

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Tree Number(s): A04.531.621

MeSH Unique ID: D010256

Entry Terms:

  • Nasal Sinuses
  • Sinuses, Nasal
  • Sinonasal Tract
  • Sinonasal Tracts
  • Tract, Sinonasal
  • Ostiomeatal Complex
  • Ostiomeatal Complices
  • Ostiomeatal Unit
  • Ostiomeatal Units
  • Osteomeatal Complex
  • Complex, Osteomeatal
  • Osteomeatal Complices
  • Supraorbital Ethmoid Cell
  • Cell, Supraorbital Ethmoid
  • Ethmoid Cell, Supraorbital
  • Supraorbital Ethmoid Cells

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