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acoelomate

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a⋅coe⋅lo⋅mate

  [ey-see-luh-meyt, ey-see-loh-mit] Zoology
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–adjective
1. Also, a⋅coe⋅lom⋅a⋅tous  [ey-see-lom-uh-tuhs, -loh-muh-] , a⋅coe⋅lo⋅mous. having no coelum.
–noun
2. any organism that lacks a cavity between the body wall and the digestive tract, including the flatworms, nemertines, and sea anemones.
Origin:
1875–80; a- 6 + coelomate
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a·coe·lo·mate   (ə-sē'lə-māt')   
n.  An animal that lacks a coelom. Acoelomates, which include the flatworm, fluke, tapeworm, and ribbon worm, exhibit bilateral symmetry and possess one internal space, the digestive cavity.

[New Latin Acoelōmata, group name : a-1 + Greek koilōma, koilōmat-, cavity; see coelom.]
a·coe'lo·mate (-lə-mĭt) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: acoe·lo·mate
Pronunciation: (')A-'sE-l&-"mAt
Function: noun
: an invertebrate lacking a coelom; especially : one belonging to the group comprising the flatworms and nemerteans (class Nemertea or Nemertinea) and characterized by bilateral symmetry and a digestive cavity that is the only internal cavity —acoelomate adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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