adjective
- relating to or denoting the formation of the coelom (body cavity) by outpocketing of the endoderm during embryonic development
Usage: biology; embryology; technical
Examples
- Enterocoelic development is characteristic of echinoderms and chordates.
- In enterocoelic formation, the coelom arises as a pouch from the archenteron.
- The enterocoelic method of coelom formation differs fundamentally from the schizocoelic process.
- Embryologists distinguish between enterocoelic and schizocoelic organisms based on their developmental patterns.