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Noun: coelom (coeloms,coelomata)  see-lum
  1. A cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
    - celom [US], celoma [US, non-standard]

Derived forms: coeloms, coelomata

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Encyclopedia: Coelom

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coelenterate family
coelenterate genus
coelenteron
coeliac
coeliac disease
coeliac plexus
Coeloglossum
Coeloglossum bracteatum
Coeloglossum viride
coelogyne
coelom
coelophysis
coelostat
coelurosaur
coenobite
coenobitic
coenobitical
coenocyte
coenzyme
coenzyme A
coenzyme Q