celom meaning

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celom (noun): a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity.

Spelling: coelom (British) · celom (American)

Definition of celom

  1. a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity

    Synonyms: coelom, celoma

    Type of: cavity

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with CE · words ending in OM · 5-letter words

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