ENTEROCOELE

Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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