Antrum

ahd-5
  • noun. A cavity or chamber, especially one in a bone.
  • noun. Either of the sinuses in the bones of the upper jaw, opening into the nasal cavity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
    • Word Usage
    "It is somewhat conical with its base applied to the upper orifice of the stomach, and is known as the antrum cardiacum."
    cross-reference
    antrum buccinosum  antrum pylori  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bodily cavity  cavity  cavum  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aquifers  epsilon  upsilon  zeta  
    variant
    antra  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.