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branchial arch
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 ventral end, and correspond to the gill arches of fishes and amphibians -- called also pharyngeal arch, visceral arch.
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- Industri / Domain: Medis
- Kategori: Gen manusia
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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