body cavity

noun

: a cavity in an animal body
specifically : coelom

Examples of body cavity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The initial filing had sought an injunction to stop the practice of body cavity searches of women visitors entirely, but that was not part of the settlement agreement detailed Monday. Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 Be warned, the film is not for the faint of heart with its oozing body cavities, slithering viscera, and firehose blasts of blood. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024 The chuckwalla then puffs their body cavity out like a balloon, lodges its rough scales into the cave's walls and becomes unreachable. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024 His body was not properly mummified; his organs were not removed (evisceration), and no embalming fluids were placed inside his body cavity. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for body cavity 

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Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of body cavity was in 1854

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“Body cavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20cavity. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

body cavity

noun
: a cavity within an animal body
especially : coelom

Medical Definition

body cavity

noun
: a cavity within an animal body
specifically : coelom

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