Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oral cavity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
oral -cav-i-ty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.

noun

The hollow on the lower surface of the head from which the proboscis protrudes.

Inflected Forms

oral cavities (plural)

Synonyms

mouth cavity mouth oral fissure rima oris

Questions

What does oral cavity mean?
The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.

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