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confluence of sinuses

noun con·flu·ence of sinuses \ˈkän-ˌflü-ən(t)s-, kən-ˈflü-\

Medical Definition of CONFLUENCE OF SINUSES

:  the junction of several of the sinuses of the dura mater in the internal occipital region—called also confluence of the sinuses, torcular Herophili

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