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1.cavum - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the bodybodily cavity, cavityblastocele, blastocoel, blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity - the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastulaarchenteron - central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavitybody, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"sinus - any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skulllocule, loculus - a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animallumen - a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"socket - a bony hollow into which a structure fitspulp cavity - the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal)cranial orbit, eye socket, orbital cavity, orbit - the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeballbuccal cavity - the cavity between the jaws and the cheeksantrum - a natural cavity or hollow in a bonecloaca - (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts openvestibule - any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)mediastinum - the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymusmiddle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner earpleural cavity - the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heartchamber - an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"cranial cavity, intracranial cavity - the cavity enclosed by the craniumamniotic cavity - the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryogreater peritoneal sac, peritoneal cavity - the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneumbursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, omental bursa - an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomachpericardial cavity, pericardial space - the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movementvacuole - a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cellventricle - one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluidsac - a structure resembling a bag in an animaluterine cavity - the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubesnasal cavity - either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynxnasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynxoropharynx - cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouthlaryngopharynx - the lower part of the pharynxblind gut, caecum, cecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"tubular cavity - a cavity having the shape of a tubearmpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa - the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"chest cavity, thoracic cavity - the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heartabdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragmrenal pelvis, pelvis - a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureterpelvic cavity - the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic visceracelom, celoma, coelom - a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavityanatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animalsfossa, pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

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[kav´ĭ-te] 1. a hollow or space, or a potential space, within the body or one of its organs; called also caverna and cavum.2. the lesion produced by dental caries.

Cavities in the body. From Applegate, 2000.abdominal cavity the cavity of the body between the diaphragm above and the pelvis below, containing the abdominal organs.absorption c's cavities in developing compact bone due to osteoclastic erosion, usually occurring in the areas laid down first.amniotic cavity the closed sac between the embryo and the amnion, containing the amniotic fluid.cranial cavity the space enclosed by the bones of the cranium.glenoid cavity a depression in the lateral angle of the scapula for articulation with the humerus.marrow cavity (medullary cavity) the cavity that contains marrow" >bone marrow in the diaphysis of a long bone; called also medullary canal.nasal cavity the proximal portion of the passages of the respiratory system, extending from the nares to the pharynx; it is divided into left and right halves by the nasal septum and is separated from the oral cavity by the hard palate.oral cavity the cavity of the mouth, bounded by the jaw bones and associated structures (muscles and mucosa).pelvic cavity the space within the walls of the pelvis.pericardial cavity the potential space between the epicardium and the parietal layer of the serous pericardium.peritoneal cavity the potential space between the parietal and the visceral peritoneum.pleural cavity the potential space between the two layers of pleura.pulp cavity the pulp-filled central chamber in the crown of a tooth.cavity of septum pellucidum the median cleft between the two laminae of the septum pellucidum. Called also pseudocele, pseudocoele, and fifth ventricle.serous cavity a coelomic cavity, like that enclosed by the pericardium, peritoneum, or pleura, not communicating with the outside of the body and lined with a serous membrane, i.e., one which secretes a serous fluid.tension cavity cavities of the lung in which the air pressure is greater than that of the atmosphere.thoracic cavity the portion of the ventral body cavity situated between the neck and the diaphragm; it contains the pleural cavity.tympanic cavity the major portion of the middle ear, consisting of a narrow air-filled cavity in the temporal bone that contains the auditory ossicles and communicates with the mastoid air cells and the mastoid antrum by means of the aditus and the nasopharynx by means of the auditory tube. The middle ear and the tympanic cavity were formerly regarded as being synonymous.uterine cavity the flattened space within the uterus communicating proximally on either side with the fallopian tubes and below with the vagina.

cave

(kāv), [TA] Any hollow or enclosed space or cavity. See: cavity, cavitas, cavernous space. Synonym(s): cavum [TA]

cave

(kāv) [TA] Any hollow or enclosed space or cavity.
See also: cavern, cavity
Synonym(s): cavum.

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noun (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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