'Cavities' definitions:
Definition of 'Cavities'
From: GCIDE
- Cavity \Cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. Cavities. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavit['e].]
- 1. Hollowness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The cavity or hollowness of the place. --Goodwin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomic[ae]. --Quain. [1913 Webster]
- Body cavity, the c[oe]lum. See under Body. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Cavities'
- Cavity,
- cavitied,
- Body cavity,
- Segmentation cavity,
- Visceral cavity,
- abdominal cavity,
- amniotic cavity,
- axillary cavity,
- bodily cavity,
- buccal cavity,
- cavity resonator,
- cavity wall,
- chest cavity,
- cleavage cavity,
- cotyloid cavity,
- cranial cavity,
- glenoid cavity,
- intracranial cavity,
- nasal cavity,
- oral cavity,
- orbital cavity,
- pelvic cavity,
- pericardial cavity,
- peritoneal cavity,
- pleural cavity,
- pulp cavity,
- thoracic cavity,
- tubular cavity,
- tympanic cavity,
- uterine cavity,
- lesser peritoneal cavity