enterocoelic
/ˌɛntəroʊˈsiːlɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or formed by the development of a body cavity from pouches of the embryonic gut (enterocoely).
- In the lab, we examined the enterocoelic pouches of a developing sea urchin larva.
- Enterocoelic development is an important concept in comparative embryology.
- The enterocoelic method of coelom formation is seen in echinoderms and chordates.