SINUS

n.

7 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An opening; a hollow; a bending.

2.
n.

A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.

3.
n.

A cavity; a depression. Specifically:

4.
n.

A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrow opening.

5.
n.

A dilated vessel or canal.

6.
n.

A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.

7.
n.

A depression between adjoining lobes.


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