cavum

[ kā′vəm ]

n. pl. ca•va (-və)

A hollow space, hole, or cavity.

Nearby words

crotonism, crotoxin, crottin, crottle, crouch, cavum, croup-associated virus, croupade, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy

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Examples from the Web for cavum

For example, the cartilaginous plate separating the cavum principale from the cavum medium is termed the lamina superior.
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini|Linda Trueb
The fusion of the two recesses of the cavum inferior completely separates the lamina inferior from the solum nasi (Fig. 6).
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini|Linda Trueb
In the region of the internal nares, the nasal forms the lateral wall of the cavum principale (Fig. 12).
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini|Linda Trueb
The medial branch terminates posteriorly at the level at which the cavum principale joins the cavum inferior.
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini|Linda Trueb

The posterior end of the cavum medium lies at the level of the posterior terminus of the septomaxillary.
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini|Linda Trueb