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English
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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.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈsiːloʊ-/
Prefix
coelo-
- (art, sciences) hollow; cavity; as:
- (anatomy, medicine) abdominal cavity.
- Near-synonyms: abdomin-, abdomino-
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