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(anatomy) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs..
The platycoelous centra are not keeled ventrally and are slightly dorsoventrally compressed at mid-length, so that in transverse section the centrum has a more oval outline.
Use platycoelous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Platycoelous means (anatomy) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs..
Common synonyms include platycoelian.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The platycoelous centra are not keeled ventrally and are slightly dorsoventrally compressed at mid-length, so that in transverse section the centrum has a more oval outline.
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