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Adenoids vs Sinus - What's the difference?

adenoids | sinus |

As nouns the difference between adenoids and sinus

is that adenoids is plural of lang=en while sinus is a pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.

adenoids

English

Noun

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    sinus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sinus) (sinuses)
  • (anatomy) A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.
  • A notch or depression between two lobes or teeth in the margin of an organ.
  • (pathology) An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, caused by the destruction of tissue.
  • A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.

    • Derived terms

    * sinusitis * ethmoid sinus * frontal sinus * maxillary sinus * sphenoid sinus * paranasal sinus

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