phleboedesis

phleboedesis
\\ˌflebēˈdēsə̇s\ noun (-es)
Etymology: New Latin, from phleb- + Greek oidēsis swelling
: the condition of having the terminal parts of the vascular system so expanded as to largely obliterate the coelom which is replaced by a hemocoel (as in arthropods and mollusks)

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  • phleboedesis — n. [Gr. phleps, vein; desis, a binding together] Suppression of the true coelom by a hemocoel …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • phleboedesis — phleb·oe·de·sis …   English syllables

  • phlebedesis — См. phleboedesis …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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