单词 | preoesophageal |
释义 | > as lemmaspreoesophageal preoesophageal adj. Brit. /ˌpriːᵻsɒfəˈdʒiːəl/ , /ˌpriːiːsɒfəˈdʒiːəl/ , U.S. /ˌpriəˌsɑfəˈdʒiəl/ (also pre-esophageal) Anatomy and Zoology situated in front of the oesophagus; spec. (in many invertebrates) relating to or designating a ganglion or other part of the nervous system anterior to the oesophagus (cf. supra-oesophageal adj. at supra- prefix 1a(b)).ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Preësophageal, situated in front of the gullet. 1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) ix. 165 The pre-œsophageal ganglionic mass, or ‘brain’, is a white mass of considerable size, situated just behind and slightly above the bases of the antennules. 1998 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 3031/1 (caption) The postcerebral, preesophageal connective tissue. < as lemmas |
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