cavernous

  • 11cavernous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. having caverns or cavities b. of animal tissue composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part 2. constituting or suggesting a cavern < a …

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  • 12cavernous — adj. Cavernous is used with these nouns: ↑hall, ↑mouth, ↑room …

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  • 13cavernous — cav|ern|ous [ kævərnəs ] adjective a cavernous room or building is very large and dark …

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  • 14cavernous — adjective dinner was served in a cavernous hall Syn: vast, huge, large, immense, spacious, roomy, airy, capacious, voluminous, extensive, deep; hollow, gaping, yawning; formal commodious Ant: small …

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  • 15cavernous — UK [ˈkævə(r)nəs] / US [ˈkævərnəs] adjective a cavernous room or building is very large and dark …

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  • 16cavernous — [ˈkævənəs] adj a cavernous room or building is very large and dark …

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  • 17cavernous — cavern ► NOUN 1) a large cave, or chamber in a cave. 2) a vast, dark space. DERIVATIVES cavernous adjective. ORIGIN Latin caverna, from cavus hollow …

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  • 18cavernous — adjective 1. being or suggesting a cavern vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone • Similar to: ↑hollow • Derivationally related forms: ↑cavern 2. filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of …

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  • 19Cavernous hemangioma — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D18 (ILDS D18.014) ICD 9 228.0x …

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  • 20Cavernous angioma — Cavernous angioma, also known as cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM), cavernous haemangioma, and cavernoma, is a vascular disorder of the central nervous system that may appear either sporadically or exhibit autosomal dominant inheritance.It&#8230; …

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