Communicating with Coworkers. As a medical assistant, you are part of a larger health-care team. The quality of communication that you have with your coworkers is vitally important and influences the development of positive or negative work environments, as well as a team approach to patient care.
venous sinus in Medicine Expand. venous sinus n. A cavity at the caudal end of the embryonic cardiac tube in which veins from the intra- and extraembryonic circulatory arcs unite. In adults it develops into the sinuses of the venae cavae.
Patient Comments Share Your Story. 1  The definition of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which a blood clot is embedded in one of the major deep veins of the lower legs, thighs, pelvis, or arm. 2  A clot blocks blood circulation through these veins, which carry blood from the lower body back to the heart.