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paranasal sinus
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001825
the paired air-filled cavities surrounded by the bones of the face that are lined by mucous membranes and are continuous with the nasal cavity [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Term info
Label
paranasal sinus
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Nnh_front.svg
development notes
Arise as epithelial lined diverticula of the lining of the nasal cavity. The extent of sinus development varies with species, most of the development occurs postnatally
fma set term
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_76587
has broad synonym
sinus
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
nasal sinus
id
UBERON:0001825
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical cavity
- part of some respiratory system
- part of some skull
- contributes to morphology of some respiratory system
- continuous_with some nasal cavity
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