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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavity \Cav"i*ty\, n.; pl {Cavities}. [L. cavus hollow: cf F.
cavit['e].]
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
vomic[ae]. --Quain.
{Body cavity}, the c[oe]lum. See under {Body}.
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