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Preferred Name

Sphenoid Sinus

Synonyms

SPHENOID SINUS

Sphenoid sinus

Sphenoid sinus structure (body structure)

Sphenoid Sinus

Sinus, Sphenoid

sphenoid sinus

Definitions

Either of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone and communicating with the superior meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12278

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of paranasal sinus (a hollow space in the bones around the nose). There are two large sphenoid sinuses in the sphenoid bone, which is behind the nose between the eyes. The sphenoid sinuses are lined with cells that make mucus to keep the nose from drying out.

Either of the paired paranasal sinuses located in the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone, and communicating with the superior meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side.

code

C12278

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CDISC

GDC

mCode

DEFINITION

Either of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone and communicating with the superior meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side.

Display_Name

Sphenoid Sinus

FULL_SYN

SPHENOID SINUS

Sphenoid sinus

Sphenoid sinus structure (body structure)

Sphenoid Sinus

Sinus, Sphenoid

sphenoid sinus

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570

label

Sphenoid Sinus

Legacy Concept Name

Sphenoid_Sinus

Maps_To

Sphenoid sinus

Preferred_Name

Sphenoid Sinus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12278

Semantic_Type

Body Space or Junction

UMLS_CUI

C0037885

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12763

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