ca'vum

[L.] A hollow, hole, or cavity, c. abdomina'le, c. abdom'in is, the abdominal cavity. c. articula're, a joint cavity, c. con'ch£B, cavity of the concha, the lower, larger, portion of the concha below the crus helicis it forms the vestibule to the external auditory meatus. c. Doug'Iasi, excavatio rec touter in a [BNA]. c. epidura'le, epidural cavity, the space between the walls of the spinal canal and the dura mater of the cord. c. mediastina'le, mediastinum. c. m. ante'rius [BNA], anterior mediastinum. c. m. poste'rius [BNA], posterior mediastinum. c. o'ris, cavity of the mouth, the space between the dental arches, limited posteriorly by the isthmus of the fauces, c. pel'vis, the pelvic cavity, c. per i to nae'i, peritoneal cavity, the interior of the sac formed by the parietal layer of the peritoneum, containing all the abdominal organs except the kidneys, c. pleu'ree [BNA], pleural cavity, c. Ret'zii, pre peritoneal space,