sinus

sinus

Espace creux dans un os ou un tissu du corps, notamment près du nez.

En anglais simple : A hollow space in bone or body tissue, especially one near the nose.

• I have a sinus infection.
• The scan showed a blocked sinus near her nose.
• Pressure built up inside the swollen sinuses.

Expressions courantes : sinus infection, sinus pressure, blocked sinus

sinusal

Devant un autre mot, indique un lien avec le mécanisme naturel qui règle les battements du cœur.

En anglais simple : Used before another word to describe the heart’s natural control of its beat.

• The monitor showed a normal sinus rhythm.
• The sinus node controls the heart’s regular beat.
• Doctors checked her sinus activity after treatment.

Expressions courantes : sinus rhythm, sinus node, sinus activity

sinus

Espace ou canal élargi du corps contenant ou transportant du sang ou de la lymphe.

En anglais simple : A space or widened channel in the body that holds or carries blood or lymph.

• Blood flows through the venous sinus.
• The coronary sinus collects blood from the heart.
• The scan showed a clot inside a sinus.

Expressions courantes : venous sinus, coronary sinus, lymphatic sinus

trajet fistuleux, sinus

Canal anormal reliant une infection profonde à la peau et laissant s’écouler du pus.

En anglais simple : An unhealthy passage from an infection deep in the body to the skin, through which pus flows.

• Pus drained through a sinus in the skin.
• The surgeon examined the sinus tract.
• Treatment closed the sinus after the infection cleared.

Synonymes : draining tract

Expressions courantes : draining sinus, sinus tract, infected sinus