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antral

antral adjective: of or pertaining to an antrum.

Adjective

antral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an antrum
    • In forms with a modified outer antral fence, both this and the adjacent distal band of the domiciliar wall may be concave and form the antrum (Figs. 6 J-K; 7 B), and in some forms the antrum apparently is formed by the dolon alone (dolonal antrum).1964, GFF - Volume 86, page 343
    • Antral gastritis may be graded as mild, moderate, or severe on the basis of an evaluation of the degree of obliteration of the pyloric glands, the degreee of infiltration of the lamina propria by inflammatory cells, and the presence and extent of intestinal metaplasia.1998, Jay H. Stein, Internal Medicine

Words formed from antral

Questions about antral

What does antral mean?
Antral means of or pertaining to an antrum.
What part of speech is antral?
Antral is an adjective.

Words near antral in the dictionary

  1. antproofs
  2. antr-
  3. antra
  4. antra of Highmore
  5. antrafenine
  6. antral
  7. antralization
  8. Antras
  9. Antrases
  10. Antratsyt
  11. antre

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