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Oral cavity   /ˈɔrəl kˈævəti/   Listen
Oral cavity

noun
1.
The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge.  Synonyms: mouth, oral fissure, rima oris.






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"Oral cavity" Quotes from Famous Books



... large spines at the upper angle, and with the first step distinct, but narrow; mandibles with five teeth; in young specimens the inferior point ends in a single spine; sides of the supra-oral cavity very hairy; the membrane, forming the inner fold of the labrum, yellow and thickened in the form of ...
— A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) - The Lepadidae; or, Pedunculated Cirripedes • Charles Darwin

... the mouth one finds that William did not hesitate to perform what cannot but be considered rather extensive operations within the oral cavity. For instance, he tells of removing a large epulis and gives an account in detail of the case. To quote his own words: "I cured a certain woman from Piacenza who was suffering from fleshy tumor on the gums of the upper jaw, the tumor having grown to such a size ...
— Old-Time Makers of Medicine • James J. Walsh



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