pseudocoel

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ -coel.

Noun

pseudocoel (plural pseudocoels)

1. (biology) The body cavity of certain nematodes (primitive invertebrates), which is analogous to a coelom but lacking mesodermal cells, i.e. not lined with mesothelium.

Related terms

• pseudocoelom

Translations

body cavity of certain nematodes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假體腔／假体腔 (jiǎtǐqiāng)