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Respiratory System > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses
Sense Organs > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses
Body Regions > Head > Face > Nose > Paranasal Sinuses

Preferred term

Paranasal Sinuses  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

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Entry terms

  • Nasal Sinuses
  • Sinuses, Nasal

Note

  • general, prefer specifics; inflammation = SINUSITIS but do not add PARANASAL SINUSES for "paranasal" or "nasal" sinusitis

Scope note

  • 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.

In other languages

  • nenän sivuontelot

    Finnish

  • nenän sivuontelo
  • paranasaaliontelo
  • paranasaaliontelot
  • sinus paranasales
  • sivuontelo
  • sivuontelot
  • Bihålor

    Swedish

  • Sinus paranasales

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010256

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