Etymology

pseudocoelia

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Today it means: The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοιλία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοιλία“cavity of the body”
  2. English todaypseudocoelia

From pseudo- + Ancient Greek κοιλία (koilía, “cavity of the body”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοιλία all →

celoschisiscœlia

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