platycelous
adjective
platy·ce·lous
variants or platycoelous or less commonly platycelian or platycoelian
¦platē¦sēləs
-lēən,
-lyən
of a vertebra
: flat or concave ventrally and convex dorsally compare opisthocoelous
Word History
Etymology
platy- + -cele, -coele + -ous or -an