coelom

coelom definition - medical

coe·lom or ce·lom or coe·lome (sēˈləm)

noun
The cavity formed by the splitting of the embryonic mesoderm into two layers; in mammals it then forms into the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities.

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