antrum
/ˈæn.tɹəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.58 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
Example Sentences
- "He could feel his eyes filling their sockets. The front of his face, his nose and antrum, were congested. He breathed the sweet night air deeply and focused his senses and his wits."
- "In forms with a modified outer antral fence, both this and the adjacent distal band of the domiciliar wall may be concave and form the antrum (Figs. 6 J-K; 7 B), and in some forms the antrum apparently is formed by the dolon alone (dolonal antrum)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ντρον (ắntron)der. Latin antrumubor. English antrum From Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron, “cave”). Doublet of antre.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἄντρον