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MAXILLARY ANTRUM

\mˈaksɪləɹi ˈantɹəm], \mˈaksɪləɹi ˈantɹəm], \m_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_l_ə_ɹ_i_ ˈa_n_t_ɹ_ə_m]\

Definitions of MAXILLARY ANTRUM

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One of the paired paranasal sinuses, located in the body of the maxilla, communicating with the middle meatus of the nasal cavity.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Syn. : maxillary sinus, a. of Highmore. A large, irregularly pyramidal cavity of the body of the superior maxilla. It is lined with mucous membrane, and communicates with the middle meatus of the nose. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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