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Coelom

🔄 Synonyms of "Coelom"

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Word	Definition
celomanoun	(anatomy) A cavity in the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities
celomnoun	Alternative spelling of coelom. [(zoology) A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.]

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Word	Definition
celomnoun	Alternative spelling of coelom. [(zoology) A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.]
celomanoun	(anatomy) A cavity in the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities
intraembryonic	Within an embryo
perivisceral	(anatomy) Around the viscera.
extraembryonic	(medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
peritoneumnoun	(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
body cavitynoun	The cavity within the body of animals which contains the viscera.
somitocoelnoun	Alternative form of somatocoel. [The posterior of the three regions of coelomic sacs of the embryonic coelom]
enterocoelenoun	(anatomy) A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract.
coelomostomenoun	An opening of a coelomoduct into a coelom
somatocoelnoun	The posterior of the three regions of coelomic sacs of the embryonic coelom
gastrocoelnoun	Alternative form of gastrocele. [(anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula]
abdomennoun	(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
abdominal cavitynoun	(anatomy) The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm.
myelocoelenoun	myelocele
vestibulumnoun	(anatomy) The vestibule of the ear.
epicœlenoun	(anatomy) epicœlia
ventriclenoun	One of two lower chambers of the heart.
ventriculusnoun	(anatomy, zootomy) A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.
septumnoun	(anatomy) Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.