副ふく鼻び腔こう

noun

paranasal sinus; paranasal cavity

Medical term for the air-filled spaces around the nasal cavity. The reading ふくびくう is preferred in clinical settings.

• 副ふく鼻び腔くう炎えんは、副ふく鼻び腔くうに炎えん症しょうが起おこる病びょう気きです。

  Sinusitis is a condition where inflammation occurs in the paranasal sinuses.

• CT画が像ぞうで副ふく鼻び腔くうの状じょう態たいを確かく認にんします。

  We check the condition of the paranasal sinuses with a CT scan.