cavities

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cavity \Cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. Cavities. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavit['e].]

1.Hollowness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The cavity or hollowness of the place.— Goodwin.[1913 Webster]

2.A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. [1913 Webster]

An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]

Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomic[ae].— Quain.[1913 Webster]

Body cavity, the c[oe]lum. See under Body. [1913 Webster]