What is "frontal sinus"

n. (context anatomy English) A paranasal sinus situated behind the superciliary arches.

n. one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone

The frontal sinus are situated behind the brow ridges. Sinuses are mucosa-lined airspaces within the bones of the face and skull. Each opens into the anterior part of the corresponding middle nasal meatus of the nose through the frontonasal duct which traverses the anterior part of the labyrinth of the ethmoid. These structures then open into the hiatus semilunaris in the middle meatus.