loading...| Preferred Name | cavernous sinus | |
| Synonyms |
parasellar syndrome cavernous sinus syndrome sinus cavernosus cavernous sinuses cavernus sinus vein cavernous |
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| Definitions |
The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003712 |
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| alternative label |
parasellar syndrome cavernous sinus syndrome sinus cavernosus cavernous sinuses cavernus sinus vein cavernous |
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| connected to | ||
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:244402005 Wikipedia:Cavernous_sinus EMAPA:19059 UMLS:C0007473 NCIT:C12690 MESH:D002426 FMA:50772 GAID:532 |
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| definition |
The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica. |
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| external_definition |
An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone[MESH:A07.231.908.224.334]. |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
parasellar syndrome cavernous sinus syndrome sinus cavernosus cavernous sinuses cavernus sinus vein cavernous |
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| id |
UBERON:0003712 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
cavernous sinus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003712 |
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| note |
The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica. |
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| preferred label |
cavernous sinus |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0003712 |
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| prefLabel |
cavernous sinus |
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