SINUS VENOSUS


Meaning of SINUS VENOSUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-nəs-vi-ˈnō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, venous sinus

Date: circa 1839

: an enlarged pouch that adjoins the heart, is formed by the union of the large systemic veins, and is the passage through which venous blood enters the heart in lower vertebrates and in embryos of higher forms

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