hemocoel

noun

he·​mo·​coel ˈhē-mə-ˌsēl How to pronounce hemocoel (audio)
: a body cavity (as in arthropods or some mollusks) that contains blood or hemolymph and functions as part of the circulatory system

Examples of hemocoel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the digestive system—which is unusually extensive in sea spiders, running down each leg—was contracting in waves, moving food in the gut as well as blood in the surrounding hemocoel cavity, the spider equivalent of veins and arteries. Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 10 July 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hemocoel was in 1839

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“Hemocoel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemocoel. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

hemocoel

noun
he·​mo·​coel
variants also hemocoele or chiefly British haemocoele
: a body cavity (as in arthropods or some mollusks) that normally contains blood and functions as part of the circulatory system
hemocoelic adjective
or chiefly British haemocoelic

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