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COELOM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coelom
1, record 1, English, coelom
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coelomic cavity 1, record 1, English, coelomic%20cavity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Organs formed inside the coelom can freely move, grow and develop independently of the body wall while the coelomic fluid cushions and protects them from mechanical shocks. 2, record 1, English, - coelom
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cœlome
1, record 1, French, c%26oelig%3Blome
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cavité cœlomique 2, record 1, French, cavit%C3%A9%20c%26oelig%3Blomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le liquide] cœlomique [circule] dans la cavité générale (cœlome) de certains invertébrés et [...] baigne les organes internes. 3, record 1, French, - c%26oelig%3Blome
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- peritoneal cavity
1, record 2, English, peritoneal%20cavity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- perivisceral coelom 1, record 2, English, perivisceral%20coelom
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The main part of the body-cavity of a vertebrate, containing the principal viscera other than the heart. 1, record 2, English, - peritoneal%20cavity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cavité péritonéale
1, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20p%C3%A9riton%C3%A9ale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez tous les Vertébrés, le coelome embryonnaire se subdivise en deux ou trois cavités par suite d'un cloisonnement secondaire transversal. [...] [La partie] du coelome [autre que la cavité péricardique et les cavités pleurales] constitue la "cavité péritonéale" qui contient les "viscères abdominaux [...] 1, record 2, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20p%C3%A9riton%C3%A9ale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cavidad peritoneal
1, record 2, Spanish, cavidad%20peritoneal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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