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confluence
[kon´floo-ens]a running together; a meeting of streams.
confluence of sinuses the dilated point of confluence of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital, and two transverse sinuses of the dura mater.
con·flu·ence
(kon'flū-ĕns), [TA]A flowing together; a joining of two or more streams.
Synonym(s): confluens [TA]
[L. confluens]
confluence
/con·flu·ence/ (kon´floo-ins)1. a running together; a meeting of streams.con´fluent
2. in embryology, the flowing of cells, a component process of gastrulation.
confluence of sinuses the dilated point of confluence of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital, and two transverse sinuses of the dura mater.
con·flu·ence
(kon'flū-ĕns) [TA]A flowing together; a joining of two or more streams.
[L. confluens]
confluence
a running together; a meeting of streams.
confluence of sinuses
the dilated point of confluence of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital and two transverse sinuses of the dura mater.