Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 6 compound words that contain cavities. The most common are listed below. Open cavities in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- body cavitiesplural of body cavity: The cavity within the body of animals which contains the viscera.
- nasal cavitiesplural of nasal cavity: In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.
- oral cavitiesplural of oral cavity: The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner …
- orbital cavitiesplural of orbital cavity: The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
- pelvic cavitiesplural of pelvic cavity: A body cavity bounded by the bones of the pelvis, containing the reproductive organs.
- pulp cavitiesplural of pulp cavity: The central space within a tooth, bounded by dentin and housing the dental pulp.
- thoracic cavitiesplural of thoracic cavity: A chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.
- pleural cavitiesplural of pleural cavity: The part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.
- tympanic cavitiesplural of tympanic cavity: A small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear.
- cotyloid cavitiesplural of cotyloid cavity: The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
- abdominal cavitiesplural of abdominal cavity: The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm.
- chest cavitiesplural of chest cavity: The thoracic cavity.
- mouth cavitiesplural of mouth cavity: The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner …
- buccal cavitiesplural of buccal cavity: The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible, opening onto the mouth and the fauces, and containing the teeth, tongue, gums, and other structures.
- exocoelomic cavitiesplural of exocoelomic cavity: The yolk sac
- gastrovascular cavitiesplural of gastrovascular cavity: The primary organ of digestion and circulation in three major animal phyla: the cnidarians, ctenophores, and platyhelminths.
- haemal cavitiesplural of haemal cavity: The thoracic-abdominal cavity, containing the heart, etc.
Compound words 6
- microcavitiesplural of microcavity: A microscopic cavity, especially part of an advanced optical device.
- subcavitiesplural of subcavity: a cavity within a larger one
- concavitiesplural of concavity: The state of being concave
- endocavitiesplural of endocavity: An internal body cavity
- minicavitiesplural of minicavity: A small cavity
- nanocavitiesplural of nanocavity: A nanosized cavity, especially one that is part of a nanoarray.