loading...| Preferred Name |
cavernous sinus |
| Synonyms |
cavernus sinus vein cavernous sinus syndrome cavernous sinuses cavernous parasellar syndrome sinus cavernosus |
| Definitions |
The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003712 |
| connected to | |
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:244402005 UMLS:C0007473 MESH:D002426 Wikipedia:Cavernous_sinus GAID:532 FMA:50772 EMAPA:19059 NCIT:C12690 |
| definition |
The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica. |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
cavernus sinus vein cavernous sinus syndrome cavernous sinuses cavernous parasellar syndrome sinus cavernosus |
| id |
UBERON:0003712 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
cavernous sinus |
| notation |
UBERON:0003712 |
| prefLabel |
cavernous sinus |
| present_in_taxon | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone[MESH:A07.231.908.224.334]. |
| subClassOf |