paragastric

adjective

para·​gastric

variants or less commonly paragastral

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1

: situated near the stomach

2

: being the cavity or one of the cavities of a sponge into which the radial canals open and which opens outwardly through the cloaca

Word History

Etymology

para- entry 1 + gastric, gastral

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