tension cavity
n.
A cavity in the lung in which the air pressure is greater than that of the atmosphere.
Nearby words
trypophobia, trypsin, trypsinogen, tryptamine, tryptic, tension cavity, tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase, tryptophanase, tryptophane, tryptophanuria, trysail
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