Cavity
11cavity — n. 1) to fill a cavity (in a tooth) 2) the abdominal; chest; oral cavity * * * [ kævɪtɪ] chest oral cavity the abdominal to fill a cavity (in a tooth) …
12cavity — 1. A hollow space; hole. See cave, c., cavitas, cavernous space. 2. Lay term for the loss of tooth structure due to dental caries. SYN: cavum [TA], cavitas. [L. cavus …
13cavity — UK [ˈkævətɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms cavity : singular cavity plural cavities a hole or space inside a solid object a) a space inside someone s body the chest cavity b) a hole in a tooth, caused by decay …
14cavity — [[t]kæ̱vɪti[/t]] cavities 1) N COUNT A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person s body. [FORMAL] 2) N COUNT In dentistry, a cavity is a hole in a tooth, caused by decay. [TECHNICAL] …
15cavity — n. 1) (in anatomy) a hollow enclosed area; for example, the abdominal cavity or the buccal cavity (mouth). 2) (in dentistry) a) the hole in a tooth caused by caries or abrasion. b) the hole shaped in a tooth by a dentist to retain a filling …
16cavity — /ˈkævəti / (say kavuhtee) noun (plural cavities) 1. any hollow place; a hollow: a cavity in the earth. 2. Anatomy a hollow space within the body, an organ, a bone, etc. 3. Dentistry the loss of tooth structure, most commonly produced by caries; a …
17cavity — noun Cavity is used after these nouns: ↑chest …
18cavity — cav|i|ty [ˈkævıti] n plural cavities [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: cavité, from Late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus; CAVE1] formal a hole or space inside something ▪ Put herbs inside the body cavity of the fish. ▪ I have no cavities (=no… …
19cavity — cav|i|ty [ kævəti ] noun count a hole or space inside a solid object a. a space inside someone s body: the chest cavity b. a hole in a tooth, caused by decay …
20cavity n — Epitaph: Stranger, tread This ground with gravity: Dentist Brown is filling His last cavity …
