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Meaning of COELOM

Pronunciation:  'seelum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
 

COELOM is a 6 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: celom, celoma
 
 See Also: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: An internal fluid-filled body cavity (other than the gut) within an organism; it lies between the gut (derived from the endoderm) and the outer body wall (derived from the ectoderm) and is lined entirely with tissue derived from the mesoderm. It is formed from the mesoderm during embryonic development. It is found in triploblastic animals called coelomates.
 

 

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