3. (Physiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a conical surface.
Cir`cum*e*soph"a*gal (?), a. [Pref. circum- + esophagal.] (Anat.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zo÷l. said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.
Cir`cum*e`so*phag"e*al (?), a. (Anat.) Circumesophagal.
Cir"cum*fer (?), v. t. [L. circumferre; circum- + ferre to bear. See 1st Bear.] To bear or carry round. [Obs.] Bacon.