Cavitary

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity. not-comparable

    "With that sentence, Orman entered the unfamiliar world of oncology – swallowed, like his own lump, into the bizarre, cavitary universe of cancer."

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"With that sentence, Orman entered the unfamiliar world of oncology – swallowed, like his own lump, into the bizarre, cavitary universe of cancer."

Etymology

From Latin cavitas (“cavity”) + -ary.

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