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/brang"kee euhl/, adj.of or pertaining to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills.[1795-1805; BRANCHI- + -AL1]
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branchial — branchial, iale, iaux [ brɑ̃ʃjal, jo ] adj. • 1770; de branchie ♦ Didact. (Zool.) Qui appartient aux branchies. La respiration branchiale. Fentes branchiales. ⇒ ouïe. ● branchial, branchiale, branchiaux adjectif Relatif aux branchies. ● branchial … Encyclopédie Universelle
Branchial — Bran chi*al, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills. [1913 Webster] {Branchial arches}, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
branchial — branchial, ale (bran chi al, a l ) adj. Terme d anatomie. Qui a rapport aux branchies. Les veines branchiales. Les arcs branchiaux. ÉTYMOLOGIE Branchies … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
branchial — 1. Relating to branchiae or gills. 2. In embryology, denoting the various structures constituting the b. apparatus. * * * bran·chi·al kē əl adj of or relating to the gills or to parts of the body derived from the embryonic branchial arches and… … Medical dictionary
Branchial cleft cyst — Classification and external resources Fistulography of a right branchial cleft sinus. ICD 10 Q18.0 (ILDS Q18.020) … Wikipedia
Branchial arches — Branchial Bran chi*al, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills. [1913 Webster] {Branchial arches}, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Branchial clefts — Branchial Bran chi*al, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills. [1913 Webster] {Branchial arches}, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
branchial cleft — n one of the open or potentially open clefts that occur on each side of the neck region of a vertebrate embryo between the branchial arches, are formed by the meeting of an external furrow in the ectoderm with a pharyngeal pouch, may or may not… … Medical dictionary
branchial arch — n one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches that develop in the walls of the mouth cavity and pharynx of a vertebrate embryo, consist typically of a curved segmented bar or rod on each side meeting the contralateral bar or rod at the… … Medical dictionary
branchial region — See: carapace region (c) [Martin, 2005]. See: carapace regions (c) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Area of the carapace overlying the branchial cavity [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. Paired regions of dorsal carapace between hepatic regions in front… … Crustacea glossary
Branchial cyst — Also called a branchial cleft cyst, this is a cavity that is a remnant from embryologic development present at birth in one side of the neck just in front of the large angulated muscle on either side (the sternocleidomastoid muscle). The cyst may … Medical dictionary
