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- c. abdominis SYN: abdominal cavity.- c. articulare SYN: articular cavity.- c. conchae cavity of concha.- c. dentis SYN: pulp cavity.- c. douglasi SYN: rectouterine pouch.- c. epidurale SYN: epidural space.- c. infraglotticum SYN: infraglottic cavity.- c. laryngis SYN: laryngeal cavity.- c. mediastinale an inappropriate name sometimes applied to the mediastinum.- c. medullare SYN: medullary cavity.- c. nasi SYN: nasal cavity.- c. oris SYN: oral cavity.- c. pericardii SYN: pericardial cavity.- c. peritonei SYN: peritoneal cavity.- c. pharyngis SYN: cavity of pharynx.- c. pleurae SYN: pleural cavity.- c. psalterii SYN: Verga ventricle.- c. retzii SYN: retropubic space. [A.A. Retzius]- c. subarachnoideum SYN: subarachnoid space.- c. subdurale SYN: subdural space.- c. thoracis SYN: thoracic cavity.- c. trigeminale [TA] SYN: trigeminal cave.- c. tympani SYN: tympanic cavity.- c. uteri SYN: uterine cavity.- c. vergae SYN: Verga ventricle.- c. vesicouterinum SYN: vesicouterine pouch.
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a) the lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helixb) the nasal cavity* * *
ca·vum (kaґvəm) pl. caґva [L.] cave: a type of cavity.
Medical dictionary. 2011.