n, pl  -ties  1  :  an unfilled space within a mass - see PELVIC CAVITY   2  :  an area of decay in a tooth  :  CARIES .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  CFT  cou·vade  cuffed  cu·vette 
 
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