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cavum

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cavum /ca·vum/ (ka´vum) pl. ca´va   [L.] cavity (1).
cavum sep´ti pellu´cidi  fifth ventricle.

ca·vum (kvm)
n. pl. ca·va (-v)
A hollow space, hole, or cavity.

cavum
pl. cava [L.] cavity.

cavum conchae
that part of the ear canal supported by the deeper, conchal part of the auricular cartilage.

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However, during canal-wall-down surgery that includes the creation of a cavum minor and interruption of normal mastoid drainage, Cheesman believed that it was necessary to "achieve total removal of all mastoid air cells except those not disturbed by the cavity reconstruction.
12) Primary deformities, such as femoral anteversion or genu valgum, may lead to secondary problems such as tibial torsion or pes cavum.
95% of the PP population, had received chemotherapy with cancer of the cavum being the most frequent localization.
 
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