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antrum

/ˈæn.tɹəm/

antrum noun: a bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.

antrum: a bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses
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Noun

antrum (plural antrums or antra)

  1. A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
    • He could feel his eyes filling their sockets. The front of his face, his nose and antrum, were congested. He breathed the sweet night air deeply and focused his senses and his wits.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 9
    • 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

antrum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog

antrum in Hindi

an antrum, a cavity
कोटर koṭar

antrum in Tamil

எலும்பறை, எலும்புக்குழி, முழை, குடுவை, பொந்து, உடற்குழிவு

antrum in Urdu

غار, جوف, مُغارَہ, اطاقچَہ, کھوڑ, کھوکھلی جگہ

antrum in Tagalog

bodily cavity
guwang

Forms of antrum

pluralantrums
pluralantra

Origin of antrum

From Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron, “cave”). Doublet of antre.

Words formed from antrum

Questions about antrum

What does antrum mean?
Antrum means a bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
What is antrum in Hindi?
Antrum in Hindi is कोटर (koṭar). See Antrum meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is antrum?
Antrum is a noun.
How do you pronounce antrum?
Antrum is pronounced /ˈæn.tɹəm/.
What is the plural of antrum?
The plural of antrum is antrums.

Words near antrum in the dictionary

  1. antrotomies
  2. antrotomy
  3. antroventrally
  4. antroversion
  5. antroverted
  6. antrum
  7. antrum of Highmore
  8. antrums
  9. antrums of Highmore
  10. antrustion
  11. antrustions

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: antrum (page history and authors); कोटर (Hindi) (page history and authors); antrum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antrum (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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