| 单词 | body cavity |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbody cavity body cavity n. originally and chiefly Zoology a cavity or system of cavities in the body of vertebrates and some invertebrates, in which the internal organs are located; the coelom. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > cavity body cavity1857 1857 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 147 324 It appears to lie loosely in the midst of the granular amorphous matter that occupies the posterior region of the body-cavity. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) Introd. p. xxix The cavity, or series of cavities, known as body cavities or coelome. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. i. 10 The stomach and intestine lie in a space, the general body-cavity or coelom. 2001 P. Barham Sci. of Cooking vi. 80 Put the chestnut stuffing on the bottom of the body cavity of the turkey leaving about 1cm clear space above the stuffing. < as lemmas |
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