1. Formation of a cavity, as in the lung in tuberculosis or with development of a bacterial lung abscess. 2. The production of small vapor-containing bubbles or cavities in a liquid or tissue by ultrasound.
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cav·i·ta·tion .kav-ə-'tā-shən n
1) the process of cavitating esp the formation of cavities in an organ or tissue esp. in disease
2) a cavity formed by cavitation
cav·i·tate 'kav-ə-.tāt vb, -tat·ed; -tat·ing
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cav·i·ta·tion (kav″ĭ-taґshən) 1. the formation of pathological cavities, as in pulmonary tuberculosis. 2. a pathological cavity.Medical dictionary. 2011.