cavity

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noun

1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) (Freq. 1)
- they dug a pit to bury the body
• Syn:
pit
• Hypernyms:
hole, hollow
• Hyponyms:
trou-de-loup, barbecue pit, borrow pit, divot, fire pit,
quicksand, sandpit, sawpit, tar pit
2. space that is surrounded by something
• Syn:
enclosed space
• Hypernyms:
space
• Hyponyms:
hollow, pouch, sac, sack, pocket
3. soft decayed area in a tooth;
progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
• Syn:
caries, dental caries, tooth decay
• Derivationally related forms:
carious (for: caries)
• Hypernyms:
decay
4. (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
• Syn:
bodily cavity, cavum
• Topics:
anatomy, general anatomy
• Hypernyms:
structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
• Hyponyms:
blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocele, segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity,
archenteron, sinus, locule, loculus, lumen, socket,
pulp cavity, eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity, buccal cavity,
antrum, cloaca, vestibule, mediastinum, middle ear, tympanic cavity,
tympanum, pleural cavity, chamber, cranial cavity, intracranial cavity, amniotic cavity,
peritoneal cavity, greater peritoneal sac, bursa omentalis, omental bursa, lesser peritoneal cavity, pericardial cavity,
pericardial space, vacuole, ventricle, sac, uterine cavity, nasal cavity,
nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, cecum, caecum, blind gut,
tubular cavity, armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa, chest cavity,
thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, abdomen, pelvis, renal pelvis, pelvic cavity,
celom, coelom, celoma, pit, fossa
• Part Holonyms:
body, organic structure, physical structure

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bodily cavity, cavum, caries, dental caries, tooth decay, enclosed space, pit