FACIO UT DES
\fˈe͡ɪsɪˌə͡ʊ ˈʌt dˈɛs], \fˈeɪsɪˌəʊ ˈʌt dˈɛs], \f_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ ˈʌ_t d_ˈɛ_s]\
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A species of contract in the civil law, which occurs when a man agrees to perform anything for a price, either specifically mentioned or left to the determination of the law to set a value on it. As when a servant hires himself to his master for certain wages or an agreed sum of money. 2 Bl. Com. 445.
By John Bouvier
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Dorsal Root Ganglia
- ganglia located on dorsal roots within vertebral column. ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. single primary bifurcates sending peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that spinal cord or brain.