1. Plural of pseudocoelom; body cavities in certain invertebrate animals that are not completely lined with mesoderm, lying between the intestine and body wall.
Usage: biology; zoology; technical

Examples

• Nematodes possess pseudocoeloms rather than true coeloms.
• The pseudocoeloms in roundworms serve as a hydrostatic skeleton.
• Unlike coelomate animals, organisms with pseudocoeloms have a simpler body cavity structure.
• Pseudocoeloms are found in phyla such as Nematoda and Rotifera.
• The presence of pseudocoeloms distinguishes these organisms from both acoelomate and coelomate animals.