Definitions of celom
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a 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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type of:
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bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
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