ethmoidal sinus; ethmoidal antrum; ethmoidal air cell

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Introduction

Invaginations of the mucus membrane of the middle meatus & superior meatus of the nasal cavity into the nasal cavity forming multiple small paranasal sinuses.

* images showing location of ethmoidal sinus[2][3]

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  2. 2.0 2.1 Goodman DM, Lynm C, Livingston EL JAMA Patient Page Adult Sinusitis JAMA. 2013;309(8):837. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1656256
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ryan M, Riley CA JAMA Otolaryngology Patient Page What Is Sinus Surgery? JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online August 17, 2023 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2808657