Paranasal sinus


paranasal sinus par·a·na·sal sinus (pār’ə-nā’zəl)
n.
Any of the paired cavities, designated frontal, sphenoidal, maxillary, and ethmoidal, located in the bones of the face and lined by a mucous membrane continuous with that of the nasal cavity.

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