amphicoelous

See also: amphicœlous

English

Alternative forms

• amphicœlous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίκοιλος (amphíkoilos, “hollowed on both sides”). By surface analysis from amphi- +‎ -coelous.

Adjective

amphicoelous (comparative more amphicoelous, superlative most amphicoelous)

1. (zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.

   amphicoelous centrum

   amphicoelous vertebra

   amphicoelous surface

Synonyms

• amphicoelian

Translations

of vertebrae: having both ends concave

• Catalan: amficèlic (ca)
• Portuguese: anficélico

References

• “Amphicœlous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.