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SINUS PARANASALES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paranasal sinuses
1, record 1, English, paranasal%20sinuses
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nasal sinuses 2, record 1, English, nasal%20sinuses
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mucosa-lined air cavities in the cranial bones which communicate with the nasal cavity, including the ehtmoidal, frontal, maxillary, and sphenoidal sinuses. 3, record 1, English, - paranasal%20sinuses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Because the paranasal sinuses are continuous with the nasal cavities through apertures that open into them, infection may spread from the nasal cavities, producing inflammation and swelling of the mucosa of the sinuses (sinusitis) and local pain. 4, record 1, English, - paranasal%20sinuses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sinus paranasales: Terminologia Anatomica (international anatomical terminology adopted by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology). 5, record 1, English, - paranasal%20sinuses
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sinus paranasaux
1, record 1, French, sinus%20paranasaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sinus de la face 2, record 1, French, sinus%20de%20la%20face
correct, masculine noun, plural
- sinus nasaux 3, record 1, French, sinus%20nasaux
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] extensions aériennes de la partie respiratoire des cavités nasales dans les os du crâne adjacents : l'os frontal, l'os ethmoïde, l'os sphénoïde et les maxillaires. 4, record 1, French, - sinus%20paranasaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sinus paranasales : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie internationale adoptée par le Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology). 5, record 1, French, - sinus%20paranasaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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