Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cavity

Cavity , noun

[Latin cavus hollow: compare French cavité.]

1.
Hollowness. [Obsolete]
The cavity or hollowness of the place. — Goodwin
2.
A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon — Arbuthnot
Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomica. — Quain
Collocations (1)
Body cavity , the colum. See under Body.