celom

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ce·lom

 (sē′ləm)
n.
Variant of coelom.
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celom

(ˈsiːləm)
n
(Zoology) a less frequent US spelling of coelom
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Noun1.celom - a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavitycelom - a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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Reams, "The development of melanoblasts from leg bud mesenchyme grown in the celom of chick embryos," Annals of Anatomy, vol.
Zaklady pracy sa jednak organizacjami, ktorych funkcjonowanie podporzadkowane jest wartosciom i celom innym niz zdrowie personelu, dlatego na ogol obecny jest w nich immanentny opor wobec prozdrowotnych zmian.
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