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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cavity/ˈkavəti/
▶noun (pl. cavities) an empty space within a solid object.
■ a decayed part of a tooth.
– derivatives
cavitary adjective.
cavitary adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. cavité or late L. cavitas, from L. cavus ‘hollow’.
'cavity' also found in these Oxford entries:
acinus
- air pocket
- air sac
- alveolus
- ampulla
- antrum
- ascites
- aspirate
- aspirator
- bubble
- bulla
- bursa
- calyx
- catheter
- cavity wall
- chamber
- cloaca
- cochlea
- coelom
- conch
- cotyledon
- crater
- cyst
- dilator
- diverticulum
- druse
- effusion
- empyema
- Eustachian tube
- eye socket
- filler
- float chamber
- geode
- glenohumeral
- glenoid cavity
- haematocele
- haemocoel
- hernia
- hole
- housemaid's knee
- hydrothorax
- infundibulum
- inlay
- insufflate
- invagination
- kidney
- lacuna
- laparotomy
- lavage
Forum discussions with the word(s) "cavity" in the title:
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perinatal cavity
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Blood-rich cavity of sound
cavity fixed or filled?
like sticking your tongue in a cavity ; it can make the pain worse
perinatal cavity
Tooth decay vs A cavity?
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