'Enterocoele' definitions:
Definition of 'Enterocoele'
From: GCIDE
- Enterocoele \En"ter*o*c[oe]le`\, 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 schizoc[oe]le, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo. [1913 Webster]