Svensk definition
Luftfyllda hålrum som mynnar på olika platser i näshålan och är klädda med cilierad nässlemhinna. Varje bihålan benäms efter sin lokalisation: etmoidalsinus, frontalsinus, maxillarsinus och sfenoidsinus.
Paranasal Sinuses
Bihålor
Engelsk definition
Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS.
Svenska synonymer
Sinus paranasales
Engelska synonymer
Nasal Sinuses — Sinuses, Nasal — Ostiomeatal Complex — Ostiomeatal Complices — Osteomeatal Complex — Complex, Osteomeatal — Osteomeatal Complices — Ostiomeatal Unit — Ostiomeatal Units — Sinonasal Tract — Sinonasal Tracts — Tract, Sinonasal — Supraorbital Ethmoid Cell — Cell, Supraorbital Ethmoid — Ethmoid Cell, Supraorbital — Supraorbital Ethmoid Cells