heterocoelous

See also: heterocœlous

English

Alternative forms

  • heterocœlous (obsolete typography)

Etymology

From hetero- (“different”) +‎ -coelous (“hollow”).

Adjective

heterocoelous (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Relating to, or characteristic of syconoid sponges of the taxonomic group Heterocoela.
  2. (medicine) Relating to vertebrae with centra having saddle-shaped articulations.

References

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