Antral
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
noun (pl) -tra (-trə)
(anatomy) a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone
n.
“a cave or cavity,” late 14c., medical latin, from greek antron “cave.”
antrum an·trum (ān’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.
an’tral (-trəl) adj.
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a cavern; cave. historical examples note the ant-thesis in the same line, antre de rois, louvre de voleurs. la lgende des sicles victor hugo antre is a generic term for cave, and as trou means hole, the word antrou is also equivalent to old hole. archaic england harold bayley noun (archaic) a cavern or cave
- Antrectomy
antrectomy antrectomy an·trec·to·my (ān-trěk’tə-mē) n. excision of an antrum, such as removing the pyloric antrum of the stomach.
- Antres
a cavern; cave. historical examples he took up the zoology of pliny, and pursued his accounts of “antres vast, and men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders.” olla podrida frederick marryat (aka captain marryat) noun (archaic) a cavern or cave
- Antroduodenectomy
antroduodenectomy antroduodenectomy an·tro·du·o·de·nec·to·my (ān’trō-dōō’ō-dn-ěk’tə-mē, -dyōō’-, -dōō-ŏd’n-ěk’tə-mē, -dyōō-) n. surgical removal of the antrum of the stomach and the ulcer-bearing part of the duodenum.
- Antronasal
antronasal antronasal an·tro·na·sal (ān’trō-nā’zəl) adj. relating to a maxillary sinus and the corresponding nasal cavity.