anomocoelous

adjective

an·​o·​mo·​coe·​lous

¦anə(ˌ)mō¦sēləs

: concave in front

—used of a vertebra in which the anterior surface of the centrum is hollowed out while the posterior surface is flat or convex

Word History

Etymology

anom- + coelous

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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