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hemocoel
A body cavity in arthropods and molluscs that is a blood-filled, expanded portion of the circulatory system. Unlike the coelom, which is small in arthropods and molluscs, the hemocoelum does not communicate with the exterior and never contains gametes (germ cells).
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