pylangium
noun
py·lan·gi·um
\pīˈlanjēəm\
Definition of pylangium
pylangia
\-ēə\: the highly muscular portion of the arterial trunk in immediate connection with the ventricle of the heart in some lower vertebrates — compare synangium
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Origin and Etymology of pylangium
New Latin, from pyl- + -angium
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