Morpheme
C(o)el(e)
Type
bound base
Denotation
bowels, abdominal cavity, intestines, hollow
Etymology
Latinized form of Ancient Greek koilia, from koilos
Evidence
acoelous, amphicelous, amphicoelous, celiac, celom, celomate, celomic, celomitis, celomocyte, coelacanth, coeliac, coelioscopy, coeliotomy, coeloblast, coeloblastula, coelocapitular, coelodont, coelogastrula, coelomate, coelomesoblast, dicoelous, exocelom, heterocoelous, opisthocoelous, platycelous, platycoelous, procelous, procoelous, pseudocelom, spongocoel
Notes
<oe> spelling more common in British English
