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lichaamsholte

Definitions of lichaamsholte
  1. noun
    (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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    omloop, oogvlies
    the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
    middenoor
    the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
    hartkamer, hersenholte, hersenkamer, ventrikel
    one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
    neusholte
    either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
    neus-keelholte
    cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
    blindedarm
    the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
    oksel
    the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
    borstholte
    the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
    buikholte
    the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
    nierbekken
    a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
    dooiervlies
    membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds, reptiles, marsupials, and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo
    dooiervlies
    membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional
    amnion, lamsvlies, weivlies
    thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
    chorion, vaatvlies
    the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
    visblaas, zwemblaas
    an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
    blaasje
    a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
    hartkamer, ventrikel
    a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
    atrium
    any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
    blaas, cyste, urineblaas
    a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
    slijmbeurs
    a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
    beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak, zak
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
    blaar, blaarkop, blaas, blaasje, cyste, urineblaas, wen
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
    blaasje, longblaasje
    a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
    farynx, gorgel, keel, keelgat, keelholte, strot
    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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