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.

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.

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

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

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It was somewhat striking that I never observed any trouble, immediate or remote, from these perforations of the antrum.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry