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body cavity
(redirected from Body cavities)

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body cavity [′bäd·ē ‚kav·əd·ē]
(anatomy)
The peritoneal, pleural, or pericardial cavities, or the cavity of the tunica vaginalis testis.


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The body cavities of some spinosaur fossils have contained fish scales apparently etched by stomach acid, so paleontologists had suggested that the animals primarily consumed piscine prey.
Mucosal involving the tissues that line body cavities, tracts, and passages (like the nose, genital tract, etc.
Then with the aid of an endoscope, a flexible viewing tool used to see internal body cavities and organs, he tried to pull the toy out the back end.
 
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