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coelom

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːləʊm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē′ləm)

coe•lom (sē′ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. coe•loms, coe•lo•ma•ta (si lō′mə tə).USA pronunciation [Zool.]

Zoologythe body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.

Also, coe•lome (sē′lōm),USA pronunciation celom.

Greek koílōma cavity, equivalent. to koilō-, variant stem of koiloûn to hollow out (verb, verbal derivative of koîlos hollow) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result
1875–80;

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coelom, esp US rare celom /ˈsiːləʊm; -ləm/ n

the body cavity of many multicellular animals, situated in the mesoderm and containing the digestive tract and other visceral organs

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek koilōma cavity, from koilos hollow; see coel-coelomic, esp US rare celomic /sɪˈlɒmɪk/ adj

'coelom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

celom - coelomate - deuterostome - nephrostome - protostome - pseudocoelomate

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