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• n  a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• n  space that is surrounded by something
• n  soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
• n  (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

• A careful surgeon would no more neglect to drain off escaped blood while operating in the peritoneal cavity than he would operate with unsterilized instruments.
• As the fetus grew, it burst the tube and escaped into the abdominal cavity.
• In most cases, the donor organ is at least tucked safely out of sighta heart hidden into the chest cavity, a kidney slipped under back muscle.

• pit
• enclosed space
• caries
• dental caries
• tooth decay
• bodily cavity
• cavum

News & Articles

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• All News
  Jockey Tim Thornton fractured a sinus cavity and injured a shoulder in a chain reaction accident in Thursday’s fourth race at Canterbury Park.
  June 16, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
• Toward Ultra-High-Bandwidth Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
  Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have evolved as the emitters of choice for short-distance high-speed data communications, thanks to their low cost and high power efficiency.
  June 13, 2013 - PhotonicsOnline
• New Multi Connector Single Cavity Over-Molds
  ISC Engineering is now offering a new line of products featuring multiple connectors within a single cavity. This new product offering comes in many custom built to spec styles two of the most common are multiple connectors branching from a single cable and multi- connector adapters. There are several benefits of having a single cavity multi connector mold. - Lower tooling cost as opposed to a ...
  June 12, 2013 - ThomasNet

Quotes

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• Francesco Rutelli in International Herald Tribune
  We took this decision to verify conclusively if the cavity exists and if there are traces of the fresco,Rutelli said during a visit in Florence.
• Mike Singletary in International Herald Tribune
  I think Coach Martz felt that there would be a cavity inside, so he made the call,Singletary said. "So you've got to live with the result."
• Panos Zavos in KOLD-TV
  Zavos says, "Placing the semen inside the vaginal cavity when they receive it is not a rocket engineer's type of a procedure. But, in spite of that, we warn them that artificial insemination is a physician-prescribed procedure."