- antrum of stomach
- a. pyloricum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
antrum of stomach
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antrum — n. 1) a cavity, especially a cavity in a bone. The mastoid (or tympanic) antrum is the space connecting the air cells of the mastoid process with the chamber of the inner ear. 2) the part of the stomach adjoining the pylorus (pyloric or gastric… … The new mediacal dictionary
antrum — noun (plural antra) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, cave, from Greek antron; akin to Armenian ayr cave Date: circa 1751 an anatomical cavity within a bone (as the maxilla) or hollow organ (as the stomach) • antral adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
antrum — [ antrəm] noun (plural antra trə) Anatomy 1》 a natural chamber or cavity in a bone. 2》 the pyloric end of the stomach. Derivatives antral adjective Origin C19: from L., from Gk antron cave … English new terms dictionary
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