Coelarium

/koʊˈlɛriəm/ noun

Definition

A cavity or hollow space, especially in zoological or anatomical contexts; a body chamber.

Etymology

From Latin and Greek koilos 'hollow' combined with the Latin noun suffix -arium 'place of' or 'container for,' following medieval and scientific Latin naming conventions.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Renaissance scholars loved creating storage-place nouns with -arium—the same way we have aquarium (water-place) and vivarium (life-place), coelarium literally means the 'hollow-place' inside an organism.

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