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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENTEROCOELE

En "ter *o *coele `, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a schizocoele, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enterocoele

en ter o coele |ˈentərōˌsēl ˈɛntəroʊˌsil |(also enterocoel ) ▶noun Zoology a coelom or coelomic cavity developed from the wall of the archenteron in some invertebrates. DERIVATIVES en ter o coe lic |ˌentərōˈsēlik |adjective, en ter o coe ly |-ˌsēlē |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

enterocoel

enterocoel |ˈɛntərəʊˌsiːl | ▶noun Zoology a coelom or coelomic cavity, present in some invertebrates, which has developed from the wall of the archenteron. DERIVATIVES enterocoelic adjective, enterocoely noun