Associations to the word «Coelom»

Wiktionary

COELOM, noun. (zoology) A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.
CŒLOM, noun. Obsolete spelling of coelom

Dictionary definition

COELOM, noun. A cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity.

Wise words

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