perivisceral cavity
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Perivisceral — Per i*vis cer*al, a. (Anat.) Around the viscera; as, the perivisceral cavity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cavity — 1. A hollow space; hole. See cave, c., cavitas, cavernous space. 2. Lay term for the loss of tooth structure due to dental caries. SYN: cavum [TA], cavitas. [L. cavus … Medical dictionary
per|i|vis|ce|ral — «PEHR uh VIHS uhr uhl», adjective. surrounding and containing viscera. The perivisceral cavity is the general body cavity containing the alimentary canal and its appendages … Useful english dictionary
Enterocoele — En ter*o*c[oe]le , n. [Gr. e nteron an intestine + koi^lon a hollow.] (Anat.) A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a {schizoc[oe]le}, which arises by a splitting of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perienteron — Per i*en te*ron, n. [NL. See {Peri }, and {Enteron}.] (Anat.) The primitive perivisceral cavity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enterocoely — n. [Gr. enteron, intestine; koilos, hollow] The process of forming the perivisceral cavity … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
intrahemocoelic — adj. [L. intra, within; Gr. haima, blood; koilos, hollow] Within the hemocoel or perivisceral cavity of an invertebrate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea … Universalium
Onychophora — Temporal range: 40–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Velvet worm — Taxobox name = Onychophora fossil range = Cambrian – Recent image width = 250px image caption = Velvet worm regnum = Animalia phylum = Onychophora phylum authority = Grube, 1853 subdivision ranks = Extant families subdivision = Peripatidae… … Wikipedia
