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单词 procoelian
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procoelianadj.n.

Forms: 1800s procaelian, 1800s procoelian.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix2, Greek κοῖλος , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < pro- prefix2 + ancient Greek κοῖλος hollow (see cœlo- comb. form1) + -ian suffix. With senses A. 1 and B. compare scientific Latin Procoelia , former suborder name (R. Owen 1860, in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1859 165). In sense A. 2 after procoelia n. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prosī·liăn) /prəʊˈsiːlɪən/.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
1. Zoology. = procoelous adj. Cf. amphicœlian adj., opisthocoelian adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > spine > [adjective] > vertebra of > types of
procoelian1842
opisthocoelian1854
platycoelian1854
procoelous1862
anticlinal1870
opisthocoelous1872
monospondylic1884
1842 R. Owen in Rep. 11th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1841 200 The procœlian Gavial of the present day.
1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 199 The vertebræ of the trunk have the same procœlian character, i.e. with the cup anterior and the ball behind.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 62 The vertebrae..show, ordinarily, the procoelian, though, sometimes, the opisthocoelian arrangement of the articular ends of their centra.
2. Anatomy. Of or relating to the lateral ventricle of the brain. Cf. procoelia n. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [adjective] > ventricles
hippocampal1837
ventricular1888
procoelian1890
ventriculoperitoneal1913
ventriculoatrial1959
1890 Cent. Dict. Procœlian,..3. Hollowed by a ventricle, as the prosencephalon; of or pertaining to the procœliæ of the brain.
B. n.
Zoology. A reptile with procoelous vertebrae; spec. one of the former suborder Procoelia, as a crocodile. rare.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. Procœlian, a member of the suborder Procœlia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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