A blood space in certain organs, such as the spleen or liver.
A specially shaped small blood vessel in the liver, adrenal glands and other organs.
A small blood vessel found in certain organs, such as the adrenal gland and liver. Large numbers of sinusoids occur in the liver. They receive oxygen-rich blood from the hepatic artery and nutrients from the intestines via the portal vein. Oxygen and nutrients diffuse through the capillary walls into the liver cells. The sinusoids are drained by the hepatic veins.
A small blood vessel like an enlarged capillary occurring, for example, in the liver, which contains a large number of them. The sinusoids in the liver are drained by the hepatic veins.
Having the appearance of a sinus; referring to one of the sizable cavities that make up the venous circulatory system in the liver and other organs.