antronasal
|an-trə-neɪ-zəl|
/ˌæntrəˈneɪzəl/
relating the antrum and the nose
Etymology
'antronasal' is a modern compound formed from Latin-derived elements: 'antrum' (Latin) + 'nasal' (from Latin 'nasalis' / 'nasus'), where 'antrum' meant 'cave' and 'nasalis' related to the 'nose'.
'antrum' entered English from Latin 'antrum' (meaning 'cave' or 'cavity'), and 'nasal' comes from Latin 'nasalis' (from 'nasus,' meaning 'nose'); the compound 'antronasal' is a later modern/medical formation combining these elements to describe anatomical relations between the antrum and the nasal cavity.
Initially the roots referred separately to 'cave/cavity' (antrum) and 'nose' (nasal); over time the combined form came to specifically denote a relation or connection between a sinus/antrum and the nasal passages.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to or connecting the antrum (often the maxillary antrum) and the nasal cavity; involving both the antrum and the nose (used in medical/anatomical contexts).
An antronasal fistula allowed fluid to pass from the maxillary antrum into the nasal cavity.
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