Cavities — Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth tissue called… … Medical dictionary
cavities — cav·i·ty || kævÉ™tɪ n. hole, empty space; caries, tooth decay (Pathology) … English contemporary dictionary
absorption cavities — cavities in developing compact bone due to osteoclastic erosion, usually occurring in the areas laid down first … Medical dictionary
fibrotic cavities — cavities of the lung composed of granulation tissue surrounded by scar tissue, as in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or tuberculosis; in tuberculosis they may be the source from which the disease spreads to other pulmonary segments … Medical dictionary
tension cavities — cavities of the lung in which the air pressure is greater than that of the atmosphere, as in tension pneumothorax. Radiologically, they appear as large, spherical, thin walled defects indicative of productive inflammatory reaction in the bronchus … Medical dictionary
Miarolitic cavities — (or miarolitic texture ) are typically crystal lined irregular cavities or vugs most commonly found in granitic pegmatites, but also found in a variety of igneous rocks. The central portions of pegmatites are often miarolitic as the pegmatite… … Wikipedia
Human body cavities — The human body consists of the following body cavities: dorsal body cavity cranial cavity, enclosed by the skull and contains the brain, eyes, and ears. spinal canal, enclosed by the spine and contains the spinal cord. ventral body cavity… … Wikipedia
optically coupled cavities — optiškai susieti rezonatoriai statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. optically coupled cavities vok. optisch gekoppelte Resonatoren, m rus. оптически связанные резонаторы, m pranc. résonateurs à couplage optique, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
polyhedric cavities — poliedrinės ertmės statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kristalo erdvinių tinklelių struktūroje susidarančios ertmės. atitikmenys: angl. polyhedric cavities rus. полиэдрические полости … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
peripodial cavities — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A cavity formed during metamorphosis when the imaginal disc becomes invaginated beneath the larval epidermis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
