sinus
Pronunciation: [ˈsinʊs]
“sinus” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- a pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus)
- an abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, leading from a deep-seated infection and discharging pus to the surface
- sine: in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch sinus, from Latin sinus.
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