coelo-

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Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ˈsiːloʊ-/

Prefix[edit]

coelo-

  2. (art, sciences) hollow; cavity; as:
    2. (anatomy, medicine) abdominal cavity.
      Near-synonyms: abdomin-, abdomino-

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English terms prefixed with coelo-

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