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CAVUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Synonyms:
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cavum" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cavum"):
bursa omentalis; lesser peritoneal cavity; omental bursa (an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach)
pericardial cavity; pericardial space (the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement)
vacuole (a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell)
ventricle (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)
sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)
uterine cavity (the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes)
nasal cavity (either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx)
nasopharynx (cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx)
oropharynx (cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth)
laryngopharynx (the lower part of the pharynx)
blind gut; caecum; cecum (the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens)
tubular cavity (a cavity having the shape of a tube)
armpit; axilla; axillary cavity; axillary fossa (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder)
chest cavity; thoracic cavity (the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart)
abdomen; abdominal cavity (the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)
pelvis; renal pelvis (a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter)
pelvic cavity (the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera)
celom; celoma; coelom (a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity)
fossa; pit (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))
blastocele; blastocoel; blastocoele; cleavage cavity; segmentation cavity (the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula)
archenteron (central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity)
sinus (any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull)
locule; loculus (a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal)
lumen (a cavity or passage in a tubular organ)
socket (a bony hollow into which a structure fits)
pulp cavity (the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal))
cranial orbit; eye socket; orbit; orbital cavity (the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball)
buccal cavity (the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks)
antrum (a natural cavity or hollow in a bone)
cloaca ((zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open)
vestibule (any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina))
mediastinum (the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus)
middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)
pleural cavity (the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart)
chamber (an enclosed volume in the body)
cranial cavity; intracranial cavity (the cavity enclosed by the cranium)
amniotic cavity (the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo)
greater peritoneal sac; peritoneal cavity (the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum)
Holonyms ("cavum" is a part of...):
body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))
Context examples:
A finding of damage to the superior vena cava.
(Injury to Superior Vena Cava, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
The right adrenal vein empties directly into the inferior vena cava and the left adrenal vein empties into the left renal vein.
(Adrenal Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
The blood vessels that drain blood from the central veins of the liver into the inferior vena cava.
(Hepatic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
A thin, flexible tube that is inserted into a vein in the upper arm and guided (threaded) into a large vein near the heart called the vena cava.
(Peripherally inserted central catheter, NCI Dictionary)
The lobe of the liver situated posteriorly located between the left lobe and the inferior vena cava.
(Caudate Lobe, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Couinaud segment I, located on the posterior surface of the liver between the sulcus for the vena cava and the ligamentum venosum.
(Caudate Lobe, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include persistent left superior vena cava, absence of infrarenal inferior vena cava, or absence of the entire inferior vena cava.
(Congenital Abnormality of Vena Cava, NCI Thesaurus)
This includes the aorta, superior and inferior vena cava and the pulmonary arteries and veins.
(Great Blood Vessel, NCI Thesaurus)
A vein occurring during embryonic development that is the continuation of the left umbilical vein that drains into the inferior vena cava.
(Ductus Venosus, NCI Thesaurus)
A short deep groove extending upwards from the lobus caudatus in the liver and lodges the vena cava.
(Fissure of the Inferior Vena Cava, NCI Thesaurus)
