cavità

Definitions of cavità
  1. noun
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    synonyms: alveo, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno, tasca
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    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  2. noun
    a cavity or space in something
    synonyms: alveo, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno
  3. noun
    a region that is devoid of matter
    synonyms: lacuna, vacuo, vuoto
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    parte, regione, terra, territorio, zona
    the extended spatial location of something
  4. noun
    (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
    synonyms: cavità anatomica, diverticolo
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    alveolo
    a bony hollow into which a structure fits
    cavità oculare, orbita
    the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
    vestibolo
    any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
    vacuolo
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
    sacca, sacco
    a structure resembling a bag in an animal
    ascella
    the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
    amnio
    thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
    sacculo
    a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
    atrio
    any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
    vescica
    a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
    marsupio, tasca
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
    alveolo
    a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
    faringe, gola, gorgia, laringoiatra, strozza
    the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
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    struttura anatomica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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