amphicoelous
See also: amphicœlous
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίκοιλος (amphíkoilos, “hollowed on both sides”). By surface analysis from amphi- + -coelous.
Adjective edit
amphicoelous (comparative more amphicoelous, superlative most amphicoelous)
- (zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
- amphicoelous centrum
- amphicoelous vertebra
- amphicoelous surface
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Translations edit
of vertebrae: having both ends concave
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References edit
- “Amphicœlous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.