Sine (disambiguation)
Sinus (Latin 'bay', 'Meerbusen'; plural Latin Sinūs , plural German Sinusse ) denotes:
- a mathematical function, see sine and cosine
- Bulges of Mary of the Earth Moon, see Mare (moon)
- Institute that prepares social-scientific milieu analyzes, see Sinus Institute
- a German bicycle manufacturer, see Winora
- an ultralight aircraft, see Pipistrel Sinus
- Pilonidal sinus , a coccyx sinus
- Sinus (telephone series) , a telephone series from Deutsche Telekom
- SINUS (education) , a further education initiative
Sinus is used as a term for cavities and venous vessels in descriptive anatomy:
- Carotid sinus , also called carotid sinus or globe, the initial expansion at the origin of the internal carotid artery
- Sinus cervicalis , a gap-shaped space with a common opening of the throat furrows to the outside
- Coronary sinus , the enlargement of the great cardiac vein immediately before it joins the right atrium of the heart, see coronary vein sinus
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Sinus durae matris , large venous blood conductors of the brain
- Cavernous sinus , an enlarged vein space in the dura mater, belongs to the sinus durae matris
- Sinus inguinalis , a skin gland located at the base of the udder or scrotum in goats, see inguinal pocket
- Sinus interdigitalis , a gland above the intermediate jaw gap at various ruminants, see interdigital sachet
- Paranal sinus , a special form of the anal glands in all predators with the exception of bears, see anal pouch
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Paranasal sinuses , the sinuses . These include:
- Ethmoid sinus , see ethmoid bone
- Frontal sinus , frontal sinus
- Sinus lacrimal , lacrimal cave
- Maxillary sinus , maxillary sinus
- Palatine sinus , palatal cavity
- Sphenoid sinus , sphenoid sinus
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Sinus venosus
- Sinus venosus Cruveilhieri , the upper section of the anus of the sinus venarum cavarum , the confluence area of the vena cava into the right atrium of the heart
- Sinus venosus , spaces in the spleen filled with blood in the red pulp of the spleen
- Sinus venosus sclerae (also plexus venosus sclerae ), Schlemm's canal for regulating intraocular pressure
- Urogenital sinus , an embryological precursor structure of various urinary and genital organs
See also:
- Sine voltage , an electrical voltage that oscillates in the form of a sine or cosine
- Sinuosity , a measure of the meandering of a river
- Sine tone , a sound wave in the shape of a sine
- Wiktionary: Sinus - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
