cavity
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(noun) (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body |
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Synonyms: bodily cavity, cavum |
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Related Words: abdominal cavity, amniotic cavity, anatomical structure, antrum, archenteron, armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa, blastocoel, blind gut, bodily structure, body structure, buccal cavity, bursa omentalis, caecum, cecum, celom, celoma, chamber, chest cavity, cleavage cavity, coelom, complex body part, cranial cavity, eye socket, fossa, greater peritoneal sac, intracranial cavity, laryngopharynx, lesser peritoneal cavity, mediastinum, middle ear, mouth, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, omental bursa, oral cavity, orbit, orbital cavity, oropharynx, pelvic cavity, pelvis, pericardial cavity, pericardial space, peritoneal cavity, pit, pleural cavity, pulp cavity, renal pelvis, sac, segmentation cavity, sinus, socket, structure, thoracic cavity, tubular cavity, tympanic cavity, tympanum, uterine cavity, vacuole, ventricle, vestibule |
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(noun) soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth |
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Synonyms: caries, dental caries, tooth decay |
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Related Words: decay |
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(noun) space that is surrounded by something |
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Synonyms: enclosed space |
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Related Words: hollow, pocket, pouch, sac, sack, space |
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(noun) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" |
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Synonyms: pit |
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Related Words: divot, hole, hollow, quicksand, sandpit, sawpit, tar pit |
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