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Definition of Cavities
1. cavity [n] - See also: cavity
Medical Definition of Cavities
1. Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth tissue called the pulp, where blood vessels and nerves reside. Small cavities may not cause pain, and may be unnoticed by the patient. Larger cavities can collect food, and the inner pulp of the affected tooth can become irritated by bacterial toxins, foods that are cold, hot, sour, or sweet causing toothache. Also referred to as caries. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavities
Literary usage of Cavities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1887)
"Mr. Godlee traces the surgical treatment of pulmonary cavities back to the ...
cavities resulting from gangrene of the lung. 3. cavities resulting from the ..."
2. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"... between the viscera, vascular system, and primitive body-cavity, on which the
definitive relations of the body-cavities and mesenteries depend. ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1895)
"In those cases, however, in which the major operations within the nasal and oral
cavities, such as the removal of fibroid polypi in the post-nasal or ..."
4. On Human Entozoa: Comprising the Description of the Different Species of by William Abbotts Smith (1863)
"THE cavities which are invested by a serous membrane may be affected by ...
as well as those cavities which are provided with a mucous membrane. ..."
5. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1881)
"I hav« been led to pay special attention to the development of these head-cavities
in Elasmobranchs, in order to test the accuracy of conclusions as to the ..."
6. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"While all cavities and canals of the body, when at rest, are closed by folds of
the mucosa, the cavities and passages engaged in the respiratory function ..."
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