amphicelous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′fə sē′ləs)


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am•phi•ce•lous  (am′fə sē′ləs),USA pronunciation adj. [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologyconcave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
Also, am′phi•coe′lous. 
  • Greek amphíkoilos hollow at both ends. See amphi-, -cele2, -ous
  • 1865–70

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