| 释义 |
coe·lom
\ˈsēləm\ noun
also coe·lome \-ˌlōm, -_ləm\; or ce·lom \-ləm\
(plural coeloms \-mz\ ; or coe·lo·ma·ta \sēˈlōmədə, -äm-\)
Etymology: German zölom, coelom, from Greek koilōma cavity, from koilos hollow — more at cave
: the body cavity or perivisceral cavity of metazoans above the lower worms usually being lined by a distinct epithelium and where well developed forming a large space between the alimentary viscera and the body walls — compare hemocoel, hemocoelom, pseudocoel |