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sinusoid /si·nus·oid/ (si´nu-soid)

1. resembling a sinus.

2. a form of terminal blood channel consisting of a large, irregular anastomosing vessel having a lining of reticuloendothelium and found in the liver, heart, spleen, pancreas, and the adrenal, parathyroid, carotid, and hemolymph glands.

Sinusoids in a schematic view of a portion of a hepatic lobule.

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si·nu·soid (sn-soid, -ny-)

n.

Any of the venous cavities through which blood passes in various glands and organs, such as the adrenal gland and the liver.

adj.

Resembling a sinus.

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sinu·soidal (-soidl) adj.

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sinusoid

1. resembling a sinus.

2. a form of terminal blood channel consisting of a large, irregular, anastomosing vessel, having a lining of reticuloendothelium but little or no adventitia. Sinusoids are found in the liver, adrenal glands, heart, parathyroid glands, carotid bodies, spleen, hemolymph glands and pancreas.