amphicoelous

See also: amphicœlous

English

Alternative forms

amphicœlous

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

amphicoelian

Translations

of vertebrae: having both ends concave

Catalan: amficèlic (ca)
Portuguese: anficélico

References

“Amphicœlous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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