branchial

branchial
Of, pertaining to or resembling gills

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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

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