Dictionary

transverse sinus en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the jugular foramen on either side to become the internal jugular vein.

Forms

Holonyms

dural venous sinus

Synonyms

lateral sinus

Translations (1)

cmn 橫竇 /横窦 (dural venous sinus)