antrum

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A thick fluid, called follicular fluid, that has formed between the granulosa cells also begins to collect into one large pool, or antrum.

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Cells that make up the pyloric antrum secrete mucus and a number of hormones, including the majority of the stimulatory hormone, gastrin.

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The wider end of the funnel, the pyloric antrum, connects to the body of the stomach.

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Dr. Bartlett pays more attention than many other experts to the antrum, the lower part of the stomach's rear wall, which partly controls the output of acids.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clinical Features.—Infective phlebitis is most frequently met with in the transverse sinus as a sequel to chronic suppuration in the mastoid antrum and middle ear.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis