Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

cavidades aéreas paranasais

English translation:

paranasal sinuses

Added to glossary by liz askew
Mar 19, 2010 15:19
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

cavidades aéreas paranasais

Portuguese to English Medical Medical (general)
Alguém poderia só confirmar se a tradução correta de "cavidades aéreas paranasais" seria "paranasal air sinuses"?

Muito obrigada!


TOMOGRAFIA DO CRÂNIO

Densidade normal das porções focalizadas das **cavidades aéreas paranasais**
Change log

Mar 22, 2010 08:05: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/124084">Mary Palmer's</a> old entry - "cavidades aéreas paranasais"" to ""paranasal sinuses""

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paranasal sinuses

this is what it looks like

Balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus for chronic sinusitis ...
2.1.1, The paranasal sinuses are small, air-filled cavities (sinuses) located within the bony structures of the face, which communicate with the nasal space ...
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=article&o=40796 - Similar

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paranasal air sinuses

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Head, Neck and Spine 5 – Breathing, Voice and Hearing Anil Chopra ...
File Format: Microsoft Word
The oropharyngeal isthmus is closed so the air escapes through the nose. Paranasal Air Sinuses. There are 4 paranasal air sinuses: Frontal sinus: these are ...
www.union.ic.ac.uk/.../Head, Neck and Spine 5 - Breathing, ...

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Chronic rhinosinusitis: Treatment and symptoms
... of the mucous membrane of the nasal passages and the paranasal air sinuses. ... nerves which pass out from the brain through holes in the skull base. ...
privatehealth.co.uk/diseases/ear-nose.../chronic-rhinosinusitis/ - 5 hours ago

I believe "paranasal sinuses" and "paranasal air sinuses" are the same thing, but I am not an expert here.

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Microsoft PowerPoint - Sc24L02-SkullandIntracranialregion1.ppt ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
Air sinuses in the cranial vault. Maxillary sinuses paranasal sinuses. Sagittal section of frontal sinus. Frontal sinus from above. Ethmoidal sinus ...
www.kcl.ac.uk/teares/.../Sc24L02-SkullandIntracranialregion...

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you need to look at the last site and you will see pictures of "air sinuses" and the "paranasal sinus/es"...

then compare this with the rest of your translation to be sure.

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yup

= paranasal sinuses

Clinical anatomy of the nose, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses - Google Books Result
Johannes Lang - 1989 - Medical - 144 pages
... manometry to demonstrate a one-way valve between the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinus. ... and by expansion of a normally aerated paranasal sinus. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=313738401X...
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Thanks Liz. I appreciate your help. :) Have a good weekend!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much Liz! Thanks to you too Marlene!"
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(paranasal) aerated cavities

Acute Community-Acquired Sinusitis: Abstract and Introduction
by J Lauer - Related articles
Feb 28, 2003 ... The paranasal sinuses are aerated cavities in the bones of the face that develop as outpouches of the nasal cavity and communicate with this ...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/448703
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