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Enterocoele
En′ter-o-cœleˊ
,Noun.
[Gr.
ἔντερον
an intestine + κοῖλον
a hollow.] (Anat.)
A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a
schizocœle
, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo. Definition 2024
enterocoele
enterocoele
English
Noun
enterocoele (plural enterocoeles)
- (anatomy) A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract.
Usage notes
- Distinguished from a schizocoele, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo.