antrum
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of antrum
1720–30; < Latin < Greek ántron cave
Example Sentences
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The wider end of the funnel, the pyloric antrum, connects to the body of the stomach.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Early tertiary follicles with their fluid-filled antrum will be stimulated by an increase in FSH, a gonadotropin produced by the anterior pituitary, to grow in the 28-day ovarian cycle.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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
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
When the local symptoms are unusually severe and the discharge abundant, it is probable that inflammation has in some cases extended to the antrum of Highmore.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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