体腔（body cavity）是由中胚层包裹的、内部充满液体的空间，分布在体壁和消化道之间。体腔是三胚层动物在胚胎早期发育，原肠形成之后，在内、外两胚层之间产生了中胚层，中胚层细胞通过不同的方式，在中胚层之间形成了体腔。

A body cavity is any fluid-filled space in a multicellular organism other than those of vessels (such as blood vessels and lymph vessels). The term usually refers to the space located between an animal’s outer covering (epidermis), and the outer lining of the gut cavity, where internal organs develop.