"sinus" in the noun sense
1. fistula, sinus
an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
2. sinus
any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
3. venous sinus, sinus
a wide channel containing blood does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
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