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Concha :: Concha (n.) The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal..

Elocular :: Elocular (a.) Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition..

Somatocyst :: Somatocyst (n.) A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophora. See Illust. under Nectocalyx.

Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder..

Runner :: Runner (n.) A horizontal channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern; also, the waste metal left in such a channel..

Fossa :: Fossa (n.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds..

Excavation :: Excavation (n.) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.

Latch :: Latch (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted..

Dropsy :: Dropsy (n.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue..

Infundibulum :: Infundibulum (n.) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads..

Phacellus :: Phacellus (n.) One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes.

Prosocoele :: Prosocoele (n.) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.

Antheridium :: Antheridium (n.) The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also spermary..

Phyllocyst :: Phyllocyst (n.) The cavity of a hydrophyllium.

Mesenteron :: Mesenteron (n.) All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the stomod/um, a part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the proctod/um, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined with epiblast..

Paracentesis :: Paracentesis (n.) The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping..

Vomica :: Vomica (n.) An abscess cavity in the lungs.

Coelum :: Coelum (n.) See Body cavity, under Body..

Pyopneumothorax :: Pyopneumothorax (n.) Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity..

Hollow :: Hollow (n.) A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.

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