prosocoel

noun

pros·​o·​coel

variants or less commonly prosocele or prosocoele

ˈpräsəˌsēl

plural -s

: the primitive undivided cavity of the forebrain of an early vertebrate embryo

Word History

Etymology

proso- + -coele

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