celoma

English

Noun

celoma (plural celomas)

1. (anatomy) A cavity in the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities

Derived terms

• celomatic

Anagrams

• acelom

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈlɔ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔma
• Hyphenation: ce‧lò‧ma

Noun

celoma m (plural celomi)

1. (anatomy) celoma, coelom

Derived terms

• celomatico

Anagrams

• camole, macole, olmeca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοίλωμα (koílōma, “hollow, cavity”), from κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈloma/ [θeˈlo.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈloma/ [seˈlo.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: ce‧lo‧ma

Noun

celoma m (plural celomas)

1. (anatomy) celoma

Derived terms

• celomado
• celomático

 

Further reading

• “celoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16