COELOM


Meaning of COELOM in English

ˈsēləm noun

also coe·lome -ˌlōm, -_ləm ; or ce·lom -ləm

( plural coeloms -mz ; or coe·lo·ma·ta sēˈlōmədə, -äm-)

Etymology: German zölom, coelom, from Greek koilōma cavity, from koilos hollow — more at cave

: the body cavity or perivisceral cavity of metazoans above the lower worms usually being lined by a distinct epithelium and where well developed forming a large space between the alimentary viscera and the body walls — compare hemocoel , hemocoelom , pseudocoel

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