body cavity

collocation in English

meaningsofbodyandcavity

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body
noun
uk
/ˈbɒd.i/
us
/ˈbɑː.di/
the whole physical structure that forms a person ...
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cavity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæv.ə.ti/
us
/ˈkæv.ə.t̬i/
a hole, or an empty space between ...
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(Definition ofbodyandcavityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbody cavity

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Note coiled salivary silk glands filling most ofbodycavity.
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Where necessary, contents of thebodycavitywere squeezed out using a fine forceps.
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The rostrum lies outside thebodycavitybetween the anterior pair of oral lobes.
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Thebodycavitywas examined to detect any parasites which might be encysted there.
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The liver, mesenteries, pelvic area andbodycavitywere examined for the presence of parasites.
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Thebodycavitywas rinsed and the rinse collected and examined.
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It demonstrated that germinal cells freely floating in the sporocystbodycavitydivide to give rise to naked cell aggregates.
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At the end of each experiment mice were culled by exposure to carbon dioxide, weighed, and thebodycavityopened.
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All stages of egg development within thebodycavityof the female parasite were observed, using transmission electron microscopy.
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Tapeworms grow in thebodycavityof the two intermediate hosts, while reproduction occurs in the bird gut.
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Encapsulated worms, which are often necrotic, are usually confined to thebodycavityand surrounding hypaxial musculature.
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The digestive tract,bodycavity, liver and lungs of each individual were removed and analysed under a stereomicroscope.
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Following ingestion, oncospheres are liberated from egg membranes and, if in a suitable host, actively penetrate the gut of the copepod into thebodycavity.
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In the laboratory, the digestive tract,bodycavity, liver and lungs of each individual were examined for the presence of helminths under a stereomicroscope.
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After 16 weeks the estimated weight of each plerocercoid was compared with its actual weight after being recovered from thebodycavity.
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In roach, infection is invariably associated with a pronounced host tissue response in thebodycavityand a disruption of the pituitary-gonadal axis.
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The entire alimentary canal was removed and placed in vials containing 10% formaldehyde, and liver, lungs andbodycavitycarefully inspected for helminths.
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Patients infected with hydatid cysts can potentially become reinfected by the escape of protoscoleces into the tissues of thebodycavityduring surgery.
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Loudspeakers also have the advantage that they stimulate non-ear-based sound perception mechanisms (such asbodycavityresonances), as well as ear-based ones.
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Interventional procedures are defined as those involving an incision, puncture, or entry into abodycavity, or the use of ionizing, electromagnetic, or acoustic energy.
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Thebodycavity, mesenteries and outside of the gut were examined as was the saline in which the procedure was performed.
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