antrum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæntrəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′trəm)

Inflections of 'antrum' (n): npl: antra

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•trum  (an′trəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tra (-trə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomya cavity in a body organ, esp. a bone.
  • Greek ántron cave
  • Latin
  • 1720–30
an′tral, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antrum / ˈæntrəm/ ( -tra / -trə/)
  1. a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: cave, from Greek antronˈantral
'antrum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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