chordacentrum

noun

chor·​da·​centrum

¦kȯrdə+

: a centrum of a vertebra formed by segmentation of the cartilaginous or calcified sheath of the notochord (as in elasmobranchs) compare arcocentrum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chorda (anatomy) + centrum

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