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coelom
coe·lom
[
sləm
]
(
plural
coe·loms
or
coe·lo·ma·ta
[
si lṓmətə,
si lómmətə
]
)
or
ce·lom
[
sləm
]
(
plural
ce·loms
or
ce·lo·ma·ta
[
si lṓmətə,
si lómmətə
]
)
or
coe·lome
[
sləm
]
(
plural
coe·lomes
)
noun
Definition:
body cavity:
the cavity between the body wall and the gut of many animals, formed when the embryonic mesoderm is divided into two layers
[
Late 19th century. Via German
Koelom
< Greek
koilōma
"a hollow"
]
coe·lom·ic
[
si lómmik,
si lṓmik
]
adjective
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coe·lom·ic [ si lómmik, si lṓmik ] adjective
