sinus

seno

Spazio vuoto in un osso o in un tessuto del corpo, soprattutto vicino al naso.

In inglese semplice: A hollow space in bone or body tissue, especially one near the nose.

• I have a sinus infection.
• The scan showed a blocked sinus near her nose.
• Pressure built up inside the swollen sinuses.

Espressioni comuni: sinus infection, sinus pressure, blocked sinus

sinusale

Usato davanti a un’altra parola per indicare il sistema naturale che regola il battito del cuore.

In inglese semplice: Used before another word to describe the heart’s natural control of its beat.

• The monitor showed a normal sinus rhythm.
• The sinus node controls the heart’s regular beat.
• Doctors checked her sinus activity after treatment.

Espressioni comuni: sinus rhythm, sinus node, sinus activity

seno

Spazio o canale dilatato del corpo che contiene o trasporta sangue o linfa.

In inglese semplice: A space or widened channel in the body that holds or carries blood or lymph.

• Blood flows through the venous sinus.
• The coronary sinus collects blood from the heart.
• The scan showed a clot inside a sinus.

Espressioni comuni: venous sinus, coronary sinus, lymphatic sinus

tramite fistoloso, seno

Canale anomalo che collega un’infezione profonda alla pelle e attraverso cui esce pus.

In inglese semplice: An unhealthy passage from an infection deep in the body to the skin, through which pus flows.

• Pus drained through a sinus in the skin.
• The surgeon examined the sinus tract.
• Treatment closed the sinus after the infection cleared.

Sinonimi: draining tract

Espressioni comuni: draining sinus, sinus tract, infected sinus