noun
- plural of hemocoel; body cavities in arthropods and mollusks that contain circulating blood or hemolymph
Usage: biology; anatomy
Examples
- The insect’s hemocoels allow hemolymph to circulate freely throughout its body.
- Arthropods have open circulatory systems with large hemocoels.
- The researcher studied how nutrients move through the hemocoels of various invertebrates.
- Unlike vertebrates, many invertebrates rely on hemocoels rather than closed blood vessels.
- The hemocoels in crustaceans help distribute oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
- Biologists examined the structure of hemocoels in different mollusk species.