What's the difference between cavern and grotto?

Cavern


Definition:

  • (n.) A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The horizontal portion of the intracavernous ICA as well as the whole aspect of the aneurysm could be exposed as a result of the extended opening of the cavernous roof anterior to the posterior clinoid process.
  • (2) This lesion was almost completely removed and was diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma.
  • (3) The authors discuss the problems of emergency treatment of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver.
  • (4) Direct visualization of the intercavernous sinuses on contrast-enhanced MR images may serve as an ancillary sign for the diagnosis of carotid-cavernous or carotid-dural fistulas near the sella.
  • (5) Direct surgical exposure of the cervical or cavernous internal carotid artery (ICA) was necessary in the remaining 3 patients, who had undergone unsuccessful surgical trapping.
  • (6) Other angiographic procedures also revealed marked hepatopetal collaterals (cavernous transformation) entering the liver through the hilum.
  • (7) The cavernous sinus is often involved pathologically, which can cause ocular motor nerve palsies with or without facial sensory disturbances.
  • (8) On the basis of previous reports, in which specific measurements of the cavernous portions of the internal carotid arteries are given, the authors believe that this case is unique.
  • (9) Neither adventitia nor nerve fibers were found in the cavernous hemangioma.
  • (10) Pharmaco-Doppler sonography includes the evaluation of blood-flow velocities within the dorsal and deep cavernous arteries of the penis before and after intracavernous application of a vasoactive drug.
  • (11) Cavernous hemangiomas of the brain stem are usually discovered accidentally during evacuation of a hematoma, and successful surgical treatment of these lesions is seldom achieved.
  • (12) In the first case, a great number of cavernous blood vessels has been found and this, according to the authors, may support the idea that the tumour aroses within the benign hemangioma.
  • (13) This appearance, similar in all respects to that seen with cavernous hemangioma of liver, is rarely reported in the literature.
  • (14) We studied a family in which the proband had an acute chiasmal syndrome secondary to a cavernous angioma of the optic nerve and chiasm.
  • (15) Eleven of 15 patients had middle cranial fossa involvement; cavernous sinus extension was observed in six patients.
  • (16) Based on findings for 30 patients, the authors assess the value of CT scans for the diagnosis of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver.
  • (17) Stenosis of cavernous portion of internal carotid artery due to tumoral involvement was also noted.
  • (18) The case is reported of a giant intracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm associated with a carotid-cavernous fistula following a closed head injury.
  • (19) The cavernous studio will play host to a half-sized football pitch, where pundits will demonstrate what players did or didn't do correctly and there are other technological innovations planned that marry broadband interactivity with live coverage.
  • (20) A case of thrombasthenia (Glanzmann) associated with an intracerebral cavernous angioma in a 32-year-old woman is reported.

Grotto


Definition:

  • (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) FIVE MORE FRENCH COASTAL GEMS Marseille grotto Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Alamy A 40-minute walk from Marseille’s Luminy university campus, Calanque de Sugiton, the most picturesque of the city’s rugged, limestone coves has blue-green waters, twisted pine trees and a narrow island-rock to swim out to known as Le Torpilleur.
  • (2) The Scandinavian obsession with elves and fairy folk at Christmas has become entrenched, with elf training schools and forest grottoes springing up in every patch of woodland.
  • (3) The Lapland New Forest attraction drew criticism back in 2008, with its brawling elves, sad-looking animals and muddy grotto.
  • (4) Closer Genocider sounds like Suicide in a Silver Machine and pivots on a simulated two-chord loop or locked groove that goes on seemingly forever, or at least until that stained glass window-lined grotto of unconventional thought starts appearing in your mind's eye.
  • (5) Don't expect sandy beaches, do expect iridescent turquoise seas (especially in the Blue Grotto sea cave), fresh seafood, and a laid-back, unhurried lifestyle that would seduce even the nerviest banker into blissful lethargy.
  • (6) Top tip: The 13-mile Eagle Creek trail isn’t for the faint of heart as it sometimes skirts the edge of sheer cliffs, but the rewards are well worth the scares: at Punchbowl Falls, water spills 30 metres down into a blue-green grotto, and at Tunnel Falls the trail passes through a tunnel behind a spectacular sheet of falling water.
  • (7) Lord Cobham built the New Inn in 1717 to feed and water visitors to the extraordinary front garden at his palatial home at Stowe: 250 acres studded with temples, columns, arches, obelisks, cascades, grottoes, and lakes.
  • (8) Gary McNair: War on Christmas Anyone who has ever felt like saying “Bah, humbug!” to the John Lewis ad will find a kindred spirit in Gary McNair, playing a Santa working in a down-at-heel Christmas grotto who decides to investigate what Christmas means if you are poor.
  • (9) You expect to stumble into an artist's grotto, cluttered with the debris of a creative genius at work.
  • (10) The mechansim of action of climatotherapy in the grotto and the indication of treatment are discussed.
  • (11) Father Christmas in his grotto at Harrods department store, Knightsbridge, London.
  • (12) His optimism is shared in Dunhuang, a city of ancient Buddhist grottoes and ultramodern solar farms where China's first 10MW demonstration photovoltaic plant waits to be connected to the state grid.
  • (13) You can tell that Julian Cope might be a fan, that reviewers are going to be drawing comparisons with Ash Ra Tempel, and that they would make people come away from their concerts saying things like: "My head is throbbing like a stained glass window-lined grotto of unconventional thought and atavistic proto-religious impulses ."
  • (14) O’Francese (+39 329 006 6424) on the main beach is the only bar and it also rents whitewashed grottos that were once fishermen’s dwellings (doubles from €120 half-board).
  • (15) After a day sunbathing, stroll along the picturesque ancient Roman harbour made of colourful fishermen dwellings and prehistoric grottos turned into studios, and where evening drinks are served on rooftops.
  • (16) In the "Beke" grotto of Jósvafö 222 patients with an obstructive syndrome (respiratory blast value below 70) wer examined for the therapeutic results of therapy, with treatment made for five hours a day and for an overall period of three weeks.
  • (17) It’s a labyrinth of orange-purple sea grottos, talcum powder-like beaches, white granite rocks and pirates caves where scuba divers still search for hidden treasures.
  • (18) For something a little more sedate, the Walpole Bay is hosting two seaside-themed vintage film nights ( 16 September and 14 October) arranged by the Friends of the Shell Grotto, including Magical Margate (circa 1919) and The Belle of Kent (1958).
  • (19) Facebook Twitter Pinterest One of Ponza’s many beautiful grottoes.
  • (20) Way to go Getting there Benmo (0845 250 8119, benmo.com ) offers a 10-day package that includes the Sunday market in Kashgar, Turfan oasis and Buddhist Grottoes at Dunhuang, Xian and Beijing departing from Heathrow 25 February, 2010 from £1695pp, including all flights, with tailor-made tours available on earlier dates.

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