English Explanatory Dictionary

coelo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. hollow; cavity; as
  2. hollow; cavity; as:
  3. abdominal cavity.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːloʊ-/

Word forms

coelo- coel- cœlo-

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.

Synonyms

abdomin- abdomino-

Related words

coeliac coelioscopy coeliotomy
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