COELOM


Meaning of COELOM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-ləm ]

noun

( plural coeloms or coe·lo·ma·ta si-ˈlō-mə-tə)

Etymology: German, from Greek koilōma cavity, from koilos

Date: 1875

: the usually epithelium-lined space between the body wall and the digestive tract of metazoans above the lower worms

• coe·lo·mate ˈsē-lə-ˌmāt adjective or noun

• coe·lo·mic si-ˈlä-mik, -ˈlō- adjective

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