antrum

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These bony caverns are called the frontal, maxillary or antrum, ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses.

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Carnochan's Operation.—Exposing the whole front wall of antrum, its cavity is opened into from the front by a large trephine.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph