OntologiescpontclassesUBERON:0002323   
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coelemic cavity lumenImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002323

The cavity within the body of all animals higher than the coelenterates and certain primitive worms, formed by the splitting of the embryonic mesoderm into two layers. In mammals it forms the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities.

EDITOR_NOTE check the FMA placement here; ncit placement of body cavity here probably not correct

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Also appears inovaeopmidhbaaismclo + 22
Exact Synonyms
coelomic cavity lumen
coelomic cavity
main body cavity
space of body compartment