coelom(e)
11coelom — SYN: body cavity. * * * coe·lom sē ləm n, pl coeloms or coe·lo·ma·ta si lō mət ə the usu. epithelium lined body cavity of metazoans above the lower worms that forms a large space when well developed between the digestive tract and the body wall… …
12coelom — n. body cavity of an embryo …
13coelom — [ si:ləm] noun (plural coeloms or coelomata ləʊmətə) Zoology the principal body cavity in most animals, located between the intestinal canal and the body wall. Derivatives coelomate adjective &noun coelomic sə lɒmɪk adjective …
14coelom — coe·lom …
15coelom — n. the cavity in an embryo between the two layers of mesoderm. It develops into the body cavity …
16coelom — coe•lom [[t]ˈsi ləm[/t]] also coe•lome [[t] loʊm[/t]] n. pl. coe•loms, coe•lo•ma•ta [[t]sɪˈloʊ mə tə[/t]] also coe•lomes. zool. the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium •… …
17coelom — /ˈsiləm/ (say seeluhm) noun the body cavity of a metazoan, as distinguished from the intestinal cavity. Also, coelome, celom. {Greek koilōma a hollow} …
18coelom — n. body cavity. ♦ coelomate, a. having this. ♦ coeliac, a …
19coelom — n. (US celom) (pl. oms or omata) Zool. the principal body cavity in animals, between the intestinal canal and the body wall. Derivatives: coelomate adj. & n. Etymology: Gk koiloma cavity …
20Extra-embryonic coelom — Extraembryonic coelom The extraembryonic coelom (or chorionic cavity) is shown between the two layers of extraembryonic mesoderm (labelled mes. ) in this image of an implanted embryo. Latin coeloma extraembryonicum …
