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Where does “syringocoele” come from?

syringocoele (English) comes from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

syringocoele (English): The central canal of the spinal cord

Definitions

  1. The central canal of the spinal cord

Ancestry of “syringocoele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...
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