Antrum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A cavity or chamber, especially one in a bone.
  • n. Either of the sinuses in the bones of the upper jaw, opening into the nasal cavity.
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  • n. A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A name of various cavities in the body, but when used alone signifying the antrum Highmorianum (cavity of Highmore, also called sinus maxillaris), a cavity in the superior maxillary bone, lined with mucous membrane and communicating with the middle meatus of the nose.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cavum    cavity    bodily cavity   
    Cross Reference
    antrum buccinosum    antrum pylori   
    Variant
    antra   
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