Bodily Cavity (Noun)
Meaning
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The surgeon carefully inserted the endoscope into the bodily cavity to examine the internal organs.
- The bodily cavity of the skull contains the brain, which is protected by the cranium.
- The abdominal bodily cavity contains the digestive organs, including the stomach and intestines.
- The bodily cavity of the thorax contains the heart and lungs, which are essential for respiration and circulation.
- The pelvic bodily cavity contains the reproductive organs, including the uterus and ovaries in females.
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Hyponyms
- Pulp Cavity
- Peritoneal Cavity
- Tympanum
- Segmentation Cavity
- Cranial Cavity
- Sinus
- Buccal Cavity
- Lumen
- Pit
- Celom
- Cleavage Cavity
- Cecum
- Lesser Peritoneal Cavity
- Axillary Cavity
- Cloaca
- Vestibule
- Blastocoel
- Pericardial Cavity
- Sac
- Nasal Cavity
- Locule
- Ventricle
- Abdominal Cavity
- Pelvic Cavity
- Oropharynx
- Cranial Orbit
- Pelvis
- Bursa Omentalis
- Middle Ear
- Vacuole
- Orbital Cavity
- Uterine Cavity
- Pleural Cavity
- Chamber
- Laryngopharynx
- Celoma
- Axillary Fossa
- Archenteron
- Blastocele
- Tubular Cavity
- Eye Socket
- Chest Cavity
- Blind Gut
- Nasopharynx
- Socket
- Amniotic Cavity
- Antrum
- Armpit
- Mediastinum