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 schizocœle, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 schizocœle, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]