oral cavity

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.

Similar
mouth cavitymouthoral fissurerima oris
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Meanings

nounoral cavity (plural oral cavities)

plural oral cavities

  1. anatomyThe 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.

    Synonyms: mouth cavity

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
mouth cavity

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

Similar
mouthoral fissurerima oris
Broader
rima
Also see
buccal cavitygobmouthmouth cavitypotato traprosebud

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bengali মুখবিবর
  • মুখবিবর (mukhbibor)cavity of the mouth
Catalan cavitat oral
  • cavitat oralcavity of the mouth
Chinese Mandarin 口腔
  • 口腔 (kǒuqiāng)cavity of the mouth
Danish mundhule
  • mundhulecavity of the mouth
Finnish suuontelo
  • suuontelocavity of the mouth
German Mundhöhle
  • Mundhöhlecavity of the mouth
Hungarian szájüreg
  • szájüregcavity of the mouth
Irish cuas an bhéil
  • cuas an bhéilcavity of the mouth
Norwegian Bokmål munnhule
  • munnhulecavity of the mouth
Polish jama ustna
  • jama ustnacavity of the mouth
Romanian cavitate bucală
  • cavitate bucalăcavity of the mouth
Russian ротова́я по́лость
  • ротова́я по́лость (rotovája pólostʹ)cavity of the mouth
Swedish munhåla
  • munhålacavity of the mouth
Ukrainian ротова́ порожни́на
  • ротова́ порожни́на (rotová porožnýna)cavity of the mouth
Vietnamese khoang miệng
  • khoang miệngcavity of the mouth
Cite this entry
APA

oral cavity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20cavity

MLA

“oral cavity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20cavity. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oral cavity,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20cavity.

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