Definitions for coelom

coelom coe·lom

Spelling: [see-luh m]
IPA: /ˈsi ləm/

Coelom is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in coelom (celmoo).

Definitions for coelom

noun

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

Origin of coelom

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

Examples for coelom

The kidney duct is seen running along the roof of the coelom on either side.

When the pus escapes from the tubes into the coelom it sets up pelvic peritonitis.

II, coelom of the second somite which carries the mandibles (hence deuterognathous).

I, coelom of the first somite which carries the antennae and is in front of the mouth.

The existence of two renal organs in Patella, and their relation to the pericardium (a portion of the coelom), is important.

No other vertebrate has this precise disposition of the coelom.

Cardio-coelom: that part of the coelom that forms the pericardium.

After the pericardium and pleurae have been separated off the remainder of the coelom becomes the peritoneum.

In the intestinal region the coelom is only present on the left side.

Some of the endothelial cells lining the coelom are ciliated, the cilia keeping the corpusculated fluid contents in movement.

Word Value for coelom
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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