- Highmore antrum body
- High·more antrum, body (hiґmor) [Nathaniel Highmore, English anatomist, 1613–1685] see sinus maxillaris and mediastinum testis.
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Highmore antrum body
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Antrum — A general term for cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference certain organs or sites in the body. The antrum of the stomach (gastric antrum) is a portion before the outlet which is lined by mucosa which does not produce acid … Medical dictionary
Body of maxilla — Infobox Bone Name = Body of maxilla Latin = corpus maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 158 Caption = Left maxilla. Outer surface. Caption2 = Left maxilla. Nasal surface. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Highmore — Nathaniel, British anatomist, 1613–1685. See antrum of H., H. body … Medical dictionary
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
Maxillary sinus — Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. Latin sinus maxilliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
maxillary sinus — n an air cavity in the body of the maxilla that communicates with the middle meatus of the nose called also antrum of Highmore * * * (maxillary antrum) see paranasal sinuses … Medical dictionary
maxillary sinus — noun one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla • Hypernyms: ↑sinus * * * noun or maxillary antrum : an air cavity in the body of the maxilla that communicates with the middle meatus of the nose called also antrum of Highmore … Useful english dictionary
sinus maxillaris — [TA] maxillary sinus one of the paired paranasal sinuses located in the body of the maxilla on either side and communicating with the middle meatus of the nasal cavity on the same side. Called also antrum of Highmore … Medical dictionary
