cavity

Meanings

• noun

  A hollow place in a tooth or in the bones of the skull.

  - "He went to the dentist to have a cavity filled."
  - "The toothache was caused by a deep cavity."
  - "The skull contained several cavities."

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Synonyms

caries

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cavity
grave , cave , wave , rave

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Variants

List of all variants of cavity that leads to same result
cavities , cavity , abdominal cavities , abdominal cavity , body cavities , body cavity , pelvic cavities , pelvic cavity , segmentation cavities , segmentation cavity , thoracic cavities , thoracic cavity , spinal canal , spinal canals , spinal cavity

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Etymology

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From Old French cavite, from cavus hollow.

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Trivia

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1. The average person has about 32 teeth, but some people have fewer due to tooth loss or congenital absence.

2. The largest skull cavity is the cranial cavity, which houses the brain.

3. Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among children and adults.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dental cavity: A localized destruction of the tooth structure caused by microorganisms, resulting in tooth decay.

2. Skull cavity: One of the large, hollow spaces within the skull that contain the brain.

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Culture

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In literature, cavities are often used as metaphors for emptiness or voids. In art, they can represent decay or the passage of time.

How to Memorize "cavity"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small hole in a tooth or a hollow space in a skull.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cavity' with the image of a tooth or skull having a hollow space.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cavity: A Hole In A Tooth' to remember the definition.

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