Coelo-

//ˈsiːloʊ-// prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    hollow; cavity; as morpheme
  2. 2
    hollow; cavity; as:; abdominal cavity. morpheme

    "Near-synonyms: abdomin-, abdomino-"

Example

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"Near-synonyms: abdomin-, abdomino-"

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.

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