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nounThe cavity within the body of animals which contains the viscera.
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Chinese Mandarin 體腔 /体腔
- 體腔 /体腔 (tǐqiāng)fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Czech coelom
- coelomfluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Dutch coeloom
- coeloomfluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Finnish ruumiinontelo
- ruumiinontelofluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
French célome, cœlome
- célomefluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
- cœlomefluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Irish céalóm
- céalómfluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Italian celoma
- celomafluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Japanese 体腔
- 体腔 (taikō)fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Polish jama ciała, celoma
- jama ciałafluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
- celomafluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Portuguese celoma
- celomafluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Vietnamese thể khoang
- thể khoangfluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal
Cite this entry
APA
body cavity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20cavity
MLA
“body cavity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20cavity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body cavity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20cavity.
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