sinus

(noun)

noun

1. an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

Similar word(s): fistula

Definition categories: body, passage, passageway

2. any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

Definition categories: body, cavity, cavum

3. a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel

Definition categories: body, canal, channel, duct