What is concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebræ in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave called?
opisthocoelous — Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebræ in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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