One of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the body of the sphenoid bone and communicating with the highest meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side[MESH]. The sphenoidal sinuses (or sphenoid) contained within the body of the sphenoid vary in size and shape; owing to the lateral displacement of the intervening septum they are rarely symmetrical. The following are their average measurements: vertical height, 2.2 cm. ; transverse breadth, 2 cm. ; antero-posterior depth, 2.2 cm. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenoidal_sinus MESH:A04.531.621.827 ]
Synonyms: sphenoid sinus
Term information
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181207000
- MA:0001795
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwEIoz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- NCIT:C12278
- UMLS:C0037885 (ncithesaurus:Sphenoid_Sinus)
- MESH:D013101
- GAID:359
- FMA:54683
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenoidal_sinus
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0037885
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- paranasal sinus
- in_lateral_side_of some body of sphenoid
- in_lateral_side_of some skull
- part of some body of sphenoid