PERIBRANCHIAL

Per`i*bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Surrounding the branchiæ; as, a peribranchial cavity.

Per`i*bran"chi*al, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial lymphatics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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