cavum
Plural: cava
Noun
- (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
- A recess or hollow.
- The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
- A recess or hollow.
- The nasal cavity.
- A fallstreak hole.
Origin / Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavum (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavus.
Synonyms
bodily cavity, cavity
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