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(sē′ləm)

noun

the main body cavity of most higher multicellular animals, in which the visceral organs are suspended

Origin: Gr koiloma < koilos: see -coele

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coelomic adjective

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also ce·lom or coe·lome

noun

The cavity within the body of all animals higher than the coelenterates and certain primitive worms, formed by the splitting of the embryonic mesoderm into two layers. In mammals it forms the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities. Also called body cavity.

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Origin: German Koelom

Origin: , from Greek koilōma, cavity

Origin: , from koilos, hollow; see keuə- in Indo-European roots

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