"inferior petrosal sinus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inferior petrosal sinuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=inferior petrosal sinus}} inferior petrosal sinus (plural inferior petrosal sinuses)
  1. (anatomy) The larger of the two petrosal sinuses that is situated inferiorly in a sulcus on each side formed by the junction of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the basilar portion of the occipital bone and that extends from the posterior inferior end of the cavernous sinus through the jugular foramen to join the internal jugular vein of the same side. Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: sigmoid sinus Translations (sinus between the temporal and occipital bones): 岩下竇 (Chinese Mandarin), 岩下窦 (yánxiàdòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 下岩竇 (Chinese Mandarin), 下岩窦 (xià yán dòu) (Chinese Mandarin)

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