cavitary
- adjective
- /ˈkævɪˌtɛri/
- Specialized
:
cavitario
- The doctor explained that cavitary lesions in the lungs can indicate severe respiratory issues.
And it's he argued that reinfection plays an important pathogenic role in producing cavitary disease in endemic situations.
- And it's he argued that reinfection plays an important pathogenic role in producing cavitary disease in endemic situations.
Examples
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Radiologists look for cavitary formations in X-rays to help diagnose various lung diseases.
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Patients with cavitary infections often experience persistent cough and difficulty breathing.
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They can cause these cavitary lung disease, particularly at the tops emphasis of the lung.
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And it's he argued that reinfection plays an important pathogenic role in producing cavitary disease in endemic situations.
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Our study highlights the need for a high index of clinical suspicion and early aggressive diagnostic intervention in AIDS patients with neutropenia and pneumonia, especially in those patients with cavitary or alveolar patterns on CXR.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
Having many small holes like a honeycomb
How Hollow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cavitary comes from the Latin word cavus meaning 'hollow' and is like the common English words cave and cavity. So when doctors call a lesion or area cavitary, they mean it has a hollow space, like a 'small cave', inside an organ.