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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίκοιλος (amphíkoilos, “hollowed on both sides”). By surface analysis from amphi- + -coelous.
Adjective
amphicoelous (comparative more amphicoelous, superlative most amphicoelous)
- (zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicoelous centrum
amphicoelous vertebra
amphicoelous surface
Synonyms
Translations
of vertebrae: having both ends concave
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