n, pl  coeloms  or  coe*lo*ma*ta   :  the usu. epithelium-lined body cavity of metazoans above the lower worms that forms a large space when well developed between the digestive tract and the body wall coe*lo*mate adj or n coe*lo*mic adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ca·lum·ba  clam·my  col·lum  colombo 
 
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