Cav"i*ty (?), n.;
pl. Cavities (#). [L.
cavus hollow: cf. F.
cavité.] 1. Hollowness. [Obs.] The cavity or hollowness of the place.
Goodwin.
2. A hollow place; a hollow; as,
the abdominal cavity. An instrument with a small
cavity, like a small spoon . Arbuthnot.
Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated
cavities or vomicæ.
Quain. Body cavity, the cœlum. See under Body.
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