| celomic | Relating to the body cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |