Surrounding a budlike or bulblike body; denoting a mode of nerve termination by fibrils surrounding an end bulb. ... Synonym: perigemmal. ... Origin: circum-+ L. Gemma, a bud ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ser′kŭm-jem′ăl Definitions: 1. Surrounding a budlike or bulblike body; denoting a mode of nerve termination by fibrils surrounding an end bulb. Synonyms: perigemmal
circumgemmal A form of nerve ending in which a budlike terminal is surrounded by nerve fibrils.