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transantral

transantral adjective: through or across an antrum.

Adjective

transantral (not comparable)

  1. Through or across an antrum
    • Due to this somewhat invasive approach and potential complications, the transantral ligation of the maxillary artery technique has lost popularity, especially with the advent of the endoscopic procedures.2015 August 16, Henri Traboulsi, Elie Alam, Usamah Hadi, “Changing Trends in the Management of Epistaxis”, in International Journal of Otolaryngology, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of transantral

From trans- + antral. By surface analysis, trans- + antr- + -al.

Questions about transantral

What does transantral mean?
Transantral means through or across an antrum.
What part of speech is transantral?
Transantral is an adjective.

Words near transantral in the dictionary

  1. transannulations
  2. transantagonism
  3. transantagonistic
  4. transantarctic
  5. Transantarctics
  6. transantral
  7. transaortic
  8. transaortically
  9. transapical
  10. transapically
  11. transaquatic

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