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epicoele

epicoele noun: a cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.

Noun

epicoele (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.

Origin of epicoele

From epi- + -coele.

Questions about epicoele

What does epicoele mean?
Epicoele means a cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.
What part of speech is epicoele?
Epicoele is a noun.

Words near epicoele in the dictionary

  1. epicoccarine
  2. epicoccarines
  3. epicoccin
  4. epicoccins
  5. epicoccoid
  6. epicoele
  7. epicoene
  8. epicolic
  9. epicondyl
  10. epicondylalgia
  11. epicondylalgias

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