maxillary sinus; maxillary antrum

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Introduction

The largest of the paranasal sinuses, situated in the body of the maxillary bone, communicating with the middle meatus of the nose.

* images showing location of maxillary sinus^[2]^[3]

↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Goodman DM, Lynm C, Livingston EL JAMA Patient Page Adult Sinusitis JAMA. 2013;309(8):837. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1656256
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Ryan M, Riley CA JAMA Otolaryngology Patient Page What Is Sinus Surgery? JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online August 17, 2023 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2808657