-coel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A cavity.
suffix
  1. Alternative form of -cele (“tumor; hernia”).

Word forms

-coel -coels -coele -cele

Etymology

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

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