enterocoele

or en·ter·o·coel

[ en-ter-uh-seel ]
/ ˈɛn tər əˌsil /

noun Anatomy.

the body cavity formed from an outpocketing of the archenteron, typical of echinoderms and chordates.

Origin of enterocoele

First recorded in 1875–80; entero- + -coele

Words nearby enterocoele

enterocentesis, enterochromaffin cell, enterocleisis, enteroclysis, enterococcus, enterocoele, enterocolitis, enterocolostomy, enterocyst, enterocystocele, enterocystoma

Medical definitions for enterocoele

enterocoele
[ ĕn′tə-rō-sēl′ ]

n.

The coelom formed from a pocketlike outgrowth of the wall of the archenteron, especially in echinoderms and chordates.