paragastricadj.
/ˌparəˈɡastrɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈɡæstrɪk/ 1. Zoology and Anatomy. Situated next to the stomach or gastric cavity; spec. designating either of a pair of canals arising from the stomach of a ctenophore adjacent to the pharynx.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or belonging to class Ctenophora > of canals in Ctenphora
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1861 J. R. Greene Man. Animal Kingdom II. 223 Next, radial and paragastric canals appear, the former quickly reaching the surface of the body.
1920 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 209 364 There are two similar but smaller ‘stiffening’ strips in the wall of each paragastric canal.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxvi. 714 Secondary growths occur in the paragastric and coeliac glands, and from these there may be further spread by the thoracic duct to the left supraclavicular group.
1987 Internat. Surg. 72 223/2 The lymph nodes most frequently affected were the paragastric and parapancreatic lymph nodes.
2. Zoology. Of or relating to the paragaster of a sponge.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > relating to the gastric cavity
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1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 413/1 The instreaming currents bear with them into the cavity of the sac (paragastric cavity) both protoplasmic particles..and dissolved oxygen.
1932 Amer. Midland Naturalist 13 52 We consider that the tubules were occupied by members still connected with the central paragastric cavity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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