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cavernous

[kav´er-nus]

1. pertaining to a hollow.

2. cavitary.

cav·ern·ous

(kav'er-nŭs),

Relating to a cavern or a cavity; containing many cavities.

cavernous

/cav·er·nous/ (kav´er-nus)

1. pertaining to a hollow, or containing hollow spaces.

2. having a hollow sound, such as certain abnormal breath sounds.

cavernous

(kăv′ər-nəs)

adj.

Anatomy Filled with cavities or hollow areas; porous.

cav′ern·ous·ly adv.

cavernous

[kav′ərnəs]

Etymology: L, caverna, hollow place

containing cavities or hollow spaces. See also cavernous hemangioma.

cav·ern·ous

(kav'ĕr-nŭs)

Relating to a cavern or a cavity; containing many cavities.

cavernous

pertaining to a hollow, or containing hollow spaces.

cavernous hemangioma

see telangiectasia.

cavernous sinus

see cavernous sinus.

References in periodicals archive ?

Post contrast T1 MRI weighted images detected diffuse enhancement in the area of the right cavernous sinus, extending basally towards the trigeminal cave and anteriorly towards the apex of the right orbit, with right-sided temporal-basal dural sheath imbibition and along the clivus.

TOLOSA-HUNT SYNDROME--CASE REPORT

Its primary symptoms include idiopathic granulomatous infammation of the cavernous sinus, superior orbital fissure, and/or the apex of the orbit (3,4).

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome - Cranial Neuroimaging Findings

Intramedullary cavernous malformations: clinical features and surgical technique via hemilaminectomy.

Intramedullary cavernoma with extralesional haemorrhage

In this case, the patient showed seizure twice and was highly suspected with cavernous hemangioma after MRI and consultation.

Pregnancy Combined with Epilepsy and Cerebral Cavernous Malformation

The cavernous blood gases (Table 1) showed hypoxia, hypercapnia, and acidosis which confirmed the diagnosis of ischaemic priapism.

Priapism: a case study and review

Cavernous degeneration of the optic nerve (also known as Schnabel cavernous degeneration) is considered a morphologic variant of ION.

Pathology of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

2,4) The types of hemangiomas include capillary type, cavernous type, and mixed type.

Practical lessons from the small bowel bleeding lesions: A case report on small bowel cavernous hemangioma

KEY WORDS: Cavernous hemangioma; Spleen; Cystic lesions.

CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA SPLEEN PRESENTING AS A CYSTIC MASS: A CASE REPORT

1) Type A or Direct fistula is a direct connection between the cavernous segment of Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) and the CS.

Type-A carotid cavernous fistula: ophthalmological manifestations, management and outcome of treatment in 28 patients

THS is a diagnosis of exclusion and it must be carefully differentiated from more malignant causes of cavernous sinus involvement and painful ophthalmoplegia.

Painful ophthalmoplegia due to Tolosa-Hunt syndrome: a case report

Cavernous Malformations of the Central Nervous System in the Pediatric Age Group.

Cavernomatosis multiple y aneurisma cerebral trombosado: una asociacion inusual

The etiology of THS has been attributed to nonspecific inflammatory process of uncertain cause that has been confined to the septa and wall of the cavernous sinus described as infiltration of lymphocyte and plasma cell, formation of giant cell granulomas, and fibroblast proliferation [1,2].

A rare case of Tolosa-Hunt-like syndrome in a poorly controlled diabetes mellitus