chest cavity
1chest cavity — noun the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart • Syn: ↑thoracic cavity • Hypernyms: ↑cavity, ↑bodily cavity, ↑cavum • Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑ …
2cavity — cavitied, adj. /kav i tee/, n., pl. cavities. 1. any hollow place; hollow. 2. Anat. a hollow space within the body, an organ, a bone, etc. 3. a hollow space or a pit in a tooth, most commonly produced by caries. A cavity may be artificially made… …
3cavity — UK [ˈkævətɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms cavity : singular cavity plural cavities a hole or space inside a solid object a) a space inside someone s body the chest cavity b) a hole in a tooth, caused by decay …
4cavity — cav|i|ty [ kævəti ] noun count a hole or space inside a solid object a. a space inside someone s body: the chest cavity b. a hole in a tooth, caused by decay …
5Chest radiograph — Intervention Image A: A normal chest radiograph. Image B: Q fever pneumonia. ICD 9 CM …
6Chest tube — Intervention The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest …
7chest — [n1] box for storage bin, bureau, cabinet, carton, case, casket, chiffonier, coffer, commode, crate, exchequer, pyxis, receptacle, reliquary, strongbox, treasury, trunk; concept 494 chest [n2] upper front of body bosom, breast, bust, heart,… …
8Chest — This article is about the anatomical term. For other uses, see Chest (disambiguation). Chest Chest anatomy …
9cavity — n. 1) to fill a cavity (in a tooth) 2) the abdominal; chest; oral cavity * * * [ kævɪtɪ] chest oral cavity the abdominal to fill a cavity (in a tooth) …
10Chest X-ray — A chest X ray, commonly abbreviated CXR, is a projection radiograph (X ray), taken by a radiographer, of the thorax which is used to diagnose problems with that area. The typical radiation dose to an adult from a chest x ray is around 0.06 mSv (6 …