sinus venosus

noun — 2 senses

sinus venosus

noun

UK /ˌsʌɪ.nəs viːˈnəʊ.səs/ · US /ˌsaɪ.nəs ˌviˈnoʊ.səs/

Etymology Unadapted borrowing from New Latin sinus vēnōsus (“venous hollow”).

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology, Zootomy The first chamber of the heart in fish, amphibians, and reptiles, emptying into the right atrium.

2

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences An enlarged pouch that adjoins the heart, is formed by the union of the large systemic veins, and is the passage through which venous blood enters the heart in lower vertebrates and in embryos of higher forms.

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