cavity
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈkævɪti/
- Specialized
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cavidad
- The disease can also affect the lining of the abdominal cavity or the heart.
- nasal cavity
- oral cavity
- abdominal cavity
What if we got nicotine in our brain cavity?
- What if we got nicotine in our brain cavity?
- There was pus, there was goo coming out peeling it away was an open cavity to his skull.
- So different folds and they pass air back and forth through different sinus cavities in their brain.
- And as you hum, it just creates this like vibrational resonance effect in the sinus cavities.
- Because, you know, you start out with this ball of cells and then very quickly there you develop that that cavity.
- Spray that into my nasal cavity, Pam.
- They cannot coexist, you know, And so that level of commitment, plus they've already demonstrated through precedents, their willingness to hit us right in the chest cavity.
- You can have pain in the OR pressure in your pelvic cavity, including pain with intercourse.
- So all mummified humans view sieve and cavity into your skull.
- Her horn nasal cavity is fully exposed.
- After an autopsy, your brain ends up in your chest cavity.
Examples
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The disease can also affect the lining of the abdominal cavity or the heart.
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First, we need to open up the chest cavity and inspect the vital organs.
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And in that middle ear cavity are three small bones.
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One can see the beginning of arms and legs, the heart, the eye and the facial cavities are starting to form.
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Next, air tubes are inserted into the nasal cavity to guide you into a natural breathing pattern.
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Most cases of head and neck infection involve the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
Academic text (2008) -
The nerve fibers were reapproximated, and the entire cavity was covered with thick fascia.
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Most cases of head and neck infection involve the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
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When she inhales, air bleeds into her chest cavity.
Synonyms
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3.9
An enclosed space inside something, for example a cave or the body
14
3.8
A small empty space or dip in something
1
9.9
A natural hollow inside the body, like a sinus or chamber
A hollow space inside the body like the chest or belly that holds organs
A shallow hollow in an organ, for example in the brain
Compounds
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5
5.1
A large space inside the body below the chest that holds the stomach and other organs
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4
4.2
One of the two hollow spaces inside the nose that lead to the throat and help breathing and smelling
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1
5.9
The space inside the chest between the ribs and the diaphragm that holds the heart and lungs
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1
6.4
The space inside the chest around the lungs between two thin layers
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1
8.6
A space inside the belly between thin tissue layers holding a small amount of fluid
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1
5.3
Space inside the hip bones that holds organs like the bladder and rectum
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1
6.8
A space inside the womb between the cervix and the Fallopian tubes where a fertilized egg grows
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A hollow space inside the body like the chest or belly that holds organs
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A hollow chamber that makes sound or light waves grow stronger by bouncing inside
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A wall with two layers and a space between them to keep heat in and water out
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A cup-shaped hollow in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone to form the hip joint
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A fluid-filled space around the developing baby inside the sac that protects and supports it
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A small space filled with fluid between the layers around the heart that lets it move smoothly
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A space in the middle ear between the eardrum and inner ear that holds tiny bones for hearing
How Big
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4.1
271
3.9
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7
4.8
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56
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
cavity = cave (transparent) = cav + ity
Formed as a nominal derivation equivalent to 'cave' + '-ity', so learners who know 'cave' can infer 'cavity' as a hollow or hollowed space.
Etymology
Cavity comes from the old Latin word cavus meaning 'hollow', the same root as cave. So a body cavity is a hollow space in the body, like the chest or mouth, which fits the original idea of a 'hollow'.