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pseudocoelia

pseudocoelia noun: the fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain.

Noun

pseudocoelia

  1. (dated) The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain.
    • the inaccurate representation of the pseudocoelia is exaggerated1882, Burt Green Wilder, Anatomical Technology

Origin of pseudocoelia

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

Questions about pseudocoelia

What does pseudocoelia mean?
Pseudocoelia means the fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain.
What part of speech is pseudocoelia?
Pseudocoelia is a noun.

Words near pseudocoelia in the dictionary

  1. pseudocodes
  2. pseudocodeword
  3. pseudocodewords
  4. pseudocoding
  5. pseudocoel
  6. pseudocoelia
  7. pseudocoelom
  8. pseudocoelomate
  9. pseudocoelomates
  10. pseudocoelome
  11. pseudocoelomes

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