sinusoid

noun

1. A curve having the shape of a sine wave.

   “Temperature during the week can be represented with a sinusoid.”

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

   “Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis.”

adj

1. Sinusoidal.
2. Characteristic of a sinus.