| cava | See: inferior vena cava, superior vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cavagram | An angiogram of a vena cava. Synonym: cavagram. Origin: (vena) cava + G. Gramma, a writing (05 Mar 2000) |
| caval | Relating to a vena cava. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caval fold | A fold near the base on the right side of the dorsal mesentery, in which a primordial segment of the inferior vena cava develops between the right subcardinal vein and vessels within the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caval valve | An endocardial fold extending from the anterior inferior margin of the inferior vena cava to the anterior part of the limbus fossa ovalis. Synonym: valvula venae cavae inferioris, caval valve, eustachian valve, sylvian valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavalry bone | Heterotopic bone ossification of the tendon of the adductor longus muscle from strain in horseback riding. Synonym: cavalry bone, exercise bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavascope | <instrument> An obsolete term for celoscope. Origin: L. Cavum, hole, + G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| cave | A hollow or enclosed space or cavity. See: cavity, cavitas, cavity, cavern, cavern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cave sickness | Histoplasmosis acquired by inhalation of organism Histoplasma capulatum in caves (spelunking) or mine shafts containing bird roosts or bats, prime conditions for growth of the organisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caveola | A small pocket, vesicle, cave, or recess communicating with the outside of a cell and extending inward, indenting the cytoplasm and the cell membrane. Such caveolae may be pinched off to form free vesicles within the cytoplasm. They are considered to be sites of uptake of materials into the cell, expulsion of materials from the cell, or sites of addition or removal of cell (unit) membrane to or from the cell surface. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavern | An anatomical cavity with many interconnecting chambers. Synonym: caverna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caverna | Synonym: cavern. Origin: L. A grotto, fr. Cavus, hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernae corporis spongiosi | The vascular spaces forming the erectile tissue of the corpus spongiosum penis in the male and the bulb of the vestibule in the female. Synonym: cavernae corporis spongiosi, cavities of corpus spongiosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernae corporum cavernosorum | The vascular spaces of the corpora cavernosa that, together with the intervening fibrous trabeculae, form the erectile tissue of the penis or clitoris. Synonym: cavernae corporum cavernosorum, cavities of corpora cavernosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caverniloquy | Low pitched resonant pectoriloquy heard over a lung cavity. Origin: L. Caverna, cavern, + loquor, to talk (05 Mar 2000) |