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cavity

[kav-i-tee] / ˈkæv ɪ ti /


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Even so, the cancer returns in most cases and typically spreads throughout the abdominal cavity.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

For some children, applying SDF again every few months may control the cavity until the baby tooth falls out naturally.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Dentists apply it directly to a cavity with a small sponge-tipped applicator, a process that takes only a few seconds for each tooth.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Sensors, for example, could be placed in the oral cavity for real-time monitoring, continuously tracking changes in the oral environment and watch for things like markers of inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

She fell asleep to it, the words filling the silence in her room, the sudden cavity that seemed to be steadily growing, burrowing its way into her heart.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

She shared that her cancer had spread to her peritoneum, a membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities and protects internal organs.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Untreated cavities send thousands of young children in the United States to emergency departments each year.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

After brain tumors are removed, a surgeon uses the tiles to line the walls of the empty cavities.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Police used planes, drones and thermal scanners in the investigation, the latter used "to detect concealed spaces and hidden cavities," they said.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

He said the scent came from dissecting sharks and whales, from cutting away layers of blubber and plunging her hands inside the cavities of marine creatures that were twenty times her size.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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