CAVITY

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Hollowness. [Obs.] The cavity or hollowness of the place. Goodwin.

2.
n.

A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. Arbuthot. Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomicæ. Quain. Body cavity, the coelum. See under Body.


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