Definitions

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  • adjective Of or relating to the paranasal sinuses, a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity.

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  • adjective adjacent to the nasal cavities

Etymologies

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para- +‎ nasal

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Examples

  • Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) appears to be a safe and effective treatment for cancers in the nose area, known as paranasal sinus cancers, new data suggest.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • The radiologist's fingers glow against the back-lit film, red rivers tracing blackened craters of the paranasal sinus.

    Habits Die Hard 2010

  • Vestigial structures gone bad: appedixes, paranasal sinuses, congenital anomalies of many gill arch remnants.

    Why should medical students study evolution? Here's an example. - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • Sinusitis is an ailment marked by an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, often as a consequence of a bacterial infection.

    unknown title 2011

  • Chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS, is a form of sinusitis in which the moist tissues of the nose and paranasal sinuses are inflamed for at least 12 weeks.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS, is a form of sinusitis in which the moist tissues of the nose and paranasal sinuses are inflamed for at least 12 weeks.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The Hydrodebrider System is the first and only powered endoscopic irrigation system for removing bacteria from the paranasal sinuses.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS, is a form of sinusitis in which the moist tissues of the nose and paranasal sinuses are inflamed for at least 12 weeks.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Chronic sinusitis is defined as inflammation of the tissues in the paranasal sinuses for at least 12 consecutive weeks in duration.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Chronic rhinosinusitis, or CRS, is a form of sinusitis in which the moist tissues of the nose and paranasal sinuses are inflamed for at least 12 weeks.

    Lockergnome Lockergnome 2010

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