maxillary sinus

largest of the four paranasal sinuses, and drains into the middle meatus of the nose
Thing chiral_anatomical_space_type Q6498170
maxillary sinus
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maxillary sinus

Summary

maxillary sinus is a chiral anatomical space type[1]. It draws 837 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_anatomical_space_type category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • maxillary sinus's instance of is recorded as chiral anatomical space type[3].
  • maxillary sinus's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • maxillary sinus is a type of paranasal sinus[5].
  • maxillary sinus is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • maxillary sinus is part of body of maxilla[7].
  • maxillary sinus's Commons category is recorded as Maxillary sinuses[8].
  • maxillary sinus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[9].
  • maxillary sinus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • maxillary sinus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • maxillary sinus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12275[12].
  • maxillary sinus's arterial supply is recorded as infraorbital artery[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chiral anatomical space type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include paranasal sinus[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

maxillary sinus is part of body of maxilla[7].

Why It Matters

maxillary sinus draws 837 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_anatomical_space_type category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → chiral anatomical space type, class of anatomical entity
    Aliases → —
    Arterial supply → infraorbital artery
    Described by source → Gray's Anatomy (20th edition), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558146105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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