Cavitation (biology)

An open cavitation.

Cavitation, in biology, is the formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis. It can also be caused by squamous cell lung carcinoma after necrosis of the central part.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. Robbins Basic Pathology. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7. 8th edition.


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