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- noun Plural form of
sinus .
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Examples
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And I hope you get better soon – flying with bad sinuses is painful! by
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I can hardly swallow, my sinuses are acting up again, and I'm all fuzzy-headed between doses of Motrin.
February 11th, 2005 2005
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Probably too much caffeine, although my sinuses are a tad unhappy.
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My sinuses are a little swollen at the moment too.
25th June '06 boomstick 2006
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The tissues that assimilate the negative ion energy of chee from air during breathing are located in the lining of the nasal cavities and sinuses, which is why inhalation must always be through the nose in breathing exercises.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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When a quittor becomes fully established it should be treated precisely as a fistula situated in any other part of the body; that is, the sinuses should all be opened from their lowest extremities, so as to afford constant drainage.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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But the latest findings on the size of the Neanderthal sinuses, which is published in the
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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But the latest findings on the size of the Neanderthal sinuses, which is published in the
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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"I'm trying to keep this town straightened out," Dennis said, "but my sinuses are a mess so I couldn't smell anything when I went over there."
Anderson Independent Mail Stories Salley McInerney 2010
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The sinuses are a maze of air-filled chambers in the bones around the nose.
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