sinusoid

noun

Any of the venous cavities through which blood passes in various glands and organs, such as the adrenal gland and the liver.

noun

The curve of sines, in which the abscissas are proportional to an angle, and the ordinates to its sine.

noun

The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines.

noun

A sine curve.

noun

Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.

adjective

sinusoidal.

adjective

That resembles a sinus.

noun

tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ

noun

the curve of y=sin x