Ep″i‐c/'d2le (ĕp″ĭ‐sēl), n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. κοι̑λον a hollow.] (Anat.) A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.