circumesophageal

English

Etymology

circum- +‎ esophageal

Adjective

circumesophageal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.

   circumesophageal connective

   circumesophageal interneurons

   circumesophageal ganglia

   the circumesophageal nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks

References

• “circumesophageal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.