| CELO virus | <virology> A virus with characteristics of adenovirus, and similar to quail bronchitis virus. Synonym: chicken embryo lethal orphan virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| celo- | 1. The celom. Origin: G. Koiloma, hollow (celom) 2. Hernia. Origin: G. Kele, hernia 3. The abdomen. See: celio-. Origin: G. Koilia, belly (05 Mar 2000) |
| celom | 1. The cavity between the splanchnic and somatic mesoderm in the embryo. Synonym: body cavity. Origin: G. Koiloma, a hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| celomic | Relating to the body cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celomic bay | Medial and lateral recesses at either side of the urogenital mesentery of the embryo, superior recess of the vestibule of the lesser peritoneal space; with the formation of the diaphragm, a portion of the right recess is cut off and becomes the infracardiac bursa; the portion below the diaphragm becomes the superior recess of the lesser peritoneal sac; the left recess is lost. Synonym: pneumatoenteric. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celomic metaplasia theory of endometriosis | That endometrial tissue arises directly from the peritoneal mesothelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celomic pouches | Lateral mesoderm-lined diverticula lying at either side of the notochord in the developing Amphioxus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celonychia | Synonym: koilonychia. Origin: G. Koilos, hollowed, + onyx (onych-), nail (05 Mar 2000) |
| celophlebitis | Inflammation of a vena cava. Synonym: cavitis. Origin: G. Koilos, hollow, + phlebitis (05 Mar 2000) |
| celoscope | <instrument> Rarely used term for an optical device for examining the interior of a body cavity. Origin: G. Koilos, hollow, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| celoscopy | Rarely used term for examination of any body cavity with an optical instrument. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celosomia | Congenital protrusion of the abdominal or thoracic viscera, usually with a defect of the sternum and ribs as well as of the abdominal walls. Synonym: kelosomia. Origin: G. Kele, hernia, + soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| celozoic | <biology, microbiology> Inhabiting any of the cavities of the body; applied to certain parasitic protozoa, chiefly gregarines. Origin: G. Koilos, hollow, + zoikos, pertaining to animals (05 Mar 2000) |