CIRCUMESOPHAGAL

Cir`cum*e*soph"a*gal, a. Etym: [Pref. circum + esophagal.] (Anat.)

Definition: Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zool. said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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