What Does Paranasal Mean?

Medical Definition of paranasal
: adjacent to the nasal cavities especially : of, relating to, or affecting the paranasal sinuses paranasal pain.

What is the meaning of paranasal sinuses?

Listen to pronunciation. (PAYR-uh-NAY-zul SY-nus) One of many small hollow spaces in the bones around the nose. Paranasal sinuses are named after the bones that contain them: frontal (the lower forehead), maxillary (cheekbones), ethmoid (beside the upper nose), and sphenoid (behind the nose).

What is the root word of paranasal?

Adjacent to the nasal cavities. [para- + L. nasus, nose]

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