antrum
Americannoun
plural
antranoun
Other Word Forms
- antral adjective
Etymology
Origin of antrum
1720–30; < Latin < Greek ántron cave
Example Sentences
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This degradation of the wall, combined with pressure from the large, fluid-filled antrum, results in the expulsion of the oocyte surrounded by granulosa cells into the peritoneal cavity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A thick fluid, called follicular fluid, that has formed between the granulosa cells also begins to collect into one large pool, or antrum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The wider end of the funnel, the pyloric antrum, connects to the body of the stomach.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Dr. Bartlett pays more attention than many other experts to the antrum, the lower part of the stomach's rear wall, which partly controls the output of acids.
From Time Magazine Archive
In poetry the Ablative of Quality sometimes denotes material; as,— scopulīs pendentībus antrum, a cave of arching rocks.
From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)
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