pseudocoel

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pseudo- +‎ -coel.

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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.

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