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coelo- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsiːloʊ-/

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow; concave; a cavity, hollow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell; to be strong”)); developed from such earlier Latin terms as coeliac and coelom.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) hollow; cavity; as
  2. (morpheme) hollow; cavity; as: ▸ abdominal cavity.
    • Near-synonyms: abdomin-, abdomino-

Forms

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coel- alternative lexicographic
cœlo- alternative lexicographic

Relateds

coeliac · coelioscopy · coeliotomy

Synonyms

abdomino- · abdomin-

wikipedia: classical compound · wikipedia: international scientific vocabulary