antrum
[ an-truh m ]
/ ˈæn trəm /
noun, plural an·tra [an-truh] /ˈæn trə/. Anatomy.
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
Nearby words
- antroscope,
- antroscopy,
- antrostomy,
- antrotomy,
- antrotympanic,
- antrum of highmore,
- ants in one's pants, have,
- antseranana,
- antshrike,
- antsiranana
Origin of antrum
1720–30; < Latin < Greek ántron cave
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antrum
/ (ˈæntrəm) /
noun plural -tra (-trə)
anatomy a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone
Word Origin for antrum
C14: from Latin: cave, from Greek antron
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antrum
"a cave or cavity," late 14c., medical Latin, from Greek antron "cave."
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antrum
[ ăn′trəm ]
n. pl. an•tra (-trə)
A nearly closed cavity or chamber, especially in a bone.
The pyloric end of the stomach, partially shut off during digestion from the cardiac end by sphincter muscles in the stomach wall.
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