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Descriptor English: Cavernous Sinus
Descriptor Spanish: Seno Cavernoso
Descriptor seno cavernoso
Scope note: Espacios venosos de forma irregular, situados en la duramadre, a cada lado del hueso esfenoides.
Descriptor Portuguese: Seio Cavernoso
Descriptor French: Sinus caverneux
Entry term(s): Sinus, Cavernous
Tree number(s): A07.015.908.224.334
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002426
Scope note: An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 2464
Unique ID: D002426
NLM Classification: WG 625.C7
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/01
Cavernous Sinus - Preferred
Concept UI M0003697
Scope note An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone.
Preferred term Cavernous Sinus
Entry term(s) Sinus, Cavernous



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