coelom

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UK, US/ˈsiːləm/

noun

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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celomceloma
OriginAncient Greek κοίλωμα →
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Meanings

nouncoelom (plural coeloms)

plural coeloms · alternative celom · alternative coeloma · alternative coelome · alternative dated cœlom · alternative dated cœloma · alternative dated cœlome

  1. biologyA 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.

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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celomceloma
Broader
cavitybodily cavitycavum
Also see
body cavityceloma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκοίλωμα“hollow, cavity”
  2. Englishcoelom

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοίλωμα (koílōma, “hollow, cavity”). Cognate with coeliac.

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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