coe|lom

coe|lom
coe|lom «SEE luhm», noun.
the body cavity of most many-celled animals, developed within the mesoderm and different from the intestinal cavity: »

A different type of body cavity, the coelom, exists in the starfishes…and is present in all animals of greater complexity (Harbaugh and Goodrich).

Also, celom, coeloma, coelome.
[< Greek koílōma a cavity < koîlos hollow]

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  • coe|lom|ic — «sih LOM ihk», adjective. of or having to do with the coelom: »Circulation is aided by the movements of the coelomic fluid flowing in the cavity which lies between the intestine and the muscle layer (A. M. Winchester) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pseu|do|coe|lom — «SOO doh SEE luhm», noun. = pseudocoel. (Cf. ↑pseudocoel) …   Useful english dictionary

  • coe — al·loe·o·coe·la; al·loi·o·coe·la; am·bo·coe·lia; am·mo·coe·tes; am·phi·coe·lia; am·phi·coe·li·an; am·phi·coe·lous; an·o·mo·coe·lous; COE; coe·la·can·thi·dae; coe·la·can·thi·ni; coe·lan·a·glyph·ic; coe·la·ta; coe·lel·min·tha; coe·len·tera;… …   English syllables

  • lom — acoe·lom·ate; acoe·lom·ous; al·ka·lom·e·try; al·lom·er·ism; al·lom·e·tron; al·lom·e·try; bo·lom·e·ter; ca·lom·ba; ceph·a·lom·e·ter; ceph·a·lom·e·try; chi·lom·o·nad; chi·lom·o·nas; cim·ba·lom; co·ag·u·lom·e·ter; coe·lom; coe·lom·ic; co·lom·bia;… …   English syllables

  • coelom — coe·lom …   English syllables

  • coelomic — coe·lom·ic …   English syllables

  • coelom — 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 •… …   From formal English to slang

  • coelomatous — coe·lom·a·tous …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • tous — ablas·tous; ac·cliv·i·tous; ace·tous; ag·na·tho·stom·a·tous; alac·ri·tous; an·gi·om·a·tous; an·his·tous; ap·lo·per·i·stom·a·tous; aproc·tous; argen·tous; ar·thro·pom·a·tous; aso·ma·tous; ath·er·om·a·tous; at·ra·men·tous; atrem·a·tous;… …   English syllables

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