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sinus reuniens(medicine)
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saccus endolymphaticus(medicine)
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saccus reuniens (medicine)


saccus reuniens -->
sinus venosus


A cavity at the caudal end of the embryonic cardiac tube in which the veins from the intra-and extraembryonic circulatory arcs unite; in the course of development it forms the portion of the right atrium known in adult anatomy as the sinus of the vena cava.

Synonym: saccus reuniens.

Sinus venosus sclerae, the vascular structure encircling the anterior chamber of the eye and through which the aqueous is returned to the blood circulation.

Synonym: circular sinus, Fontana's canal, Lauth's canal, Schlemm's canal, sinus circularis, venous sinus of sclera.