cranial sinuses

Preferred Label : cranial sinuses;

MeSH definition : Large endothelium-lined venous channels situated between the two layers of DURA MATER, the endosteal and the meningeal layers. They are devoid of valves and are parts of the venous system of dura mater. Major cranial sinuses include a postero-superior group (such as superior sagittal, inferior sagittal, straight, transverse, and occipital) and an antero-inferior group (such as cavernous, petrosal, and basilar plexus).;

MeSH synonym : cranial venous sinuses; venous sinuses, cranial; sinuses, cranial venous; sinuses, cranial; intracranial sinuses; sinuses, intracranial;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with CEREBRAL VEINS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial sinuses;

Details

Origin ID

D003392;

UMLS CUI

C0010271;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cranial venous sinus [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Dural Venous Sinus [NCIt concept]
- Dural venous Sinus [ICHI extension code]
- Dural venous sinus [FMA entity]
- Intracranial Sinuses [PCS menu]
- Intracranial Sinuses [PCS menu]
- Intracranial Sinuses [PCS menu]
- Intracranial Sinuses [PCS menu]
- Intracranial meninges [ICHI target]
- Set of dural venous sinuses [FMA entity]
- Sinus of the dura mater [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Structure of dural sinus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cranial venous sinus [ICHI extension code]
- dural sinus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- dural venous sinus [Radlex concept]
- sinus of the dura mater [ICHI extension code]
Metaterm(s)
- neurology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- cranial sinuses [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- sinus thrombosis, intracranial [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dural Venous Sinus [NCIt concept]
- Dural venous sinus [FMA entity]
- Set of dural venous sinuses [FMA entity]
- Structure of dural sinus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dural sinus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- dural venous sinus [Radlex concept]

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