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A form of coelom — A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.

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Meanings

nouncelom (plural celoms)

plural celoms

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coelom.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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coelomceloma
Broader
cavitybodily cavitycavum
Also see
celomacoelom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Olmec
Cite this entry
APA

celom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celom

MLA

“celom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celom.

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