(常作 sinuses)(Anatomy & Zoology)a cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavitie (剖,动)窦 ■an irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated vessel 静脉(或淋巴)窦 ■(Medicine)an infected tract leading from a deep-seated infection and discharging pus to the surface (医)瘘管 ■(Botany)a rounded notch between two lobes on the margin of a leaf or petal (植)弯缺
[as modifier](Physiology)relating to or denoting the sino-atrial node of the heart or its function as a pacemaker (生理)窦房的 sinus rhythm. 窦律。 sinus tachycardia. 窦性心搏过速。
语源
late Middle English (in the medical sense): from Latin, literally a recess, bend'