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Branchial Region

Medical Definition: Region containing paired arched columns that bear gills in lower aquatic vertebrates and appear in the embryos of higher vertebrates in comparable form. In higher vertebrates the arches are subsequently modified into structures of the neck and ear.
Guide Notes: includes branchial arch & branchial cleft; branchial arch syndrome: index under BRANCHIAL REGION (IM) + SYNDROME (NIM)
Also Called: Branchial Clefts,Branchial Arch

Branchial Region Medical Definitions and Terms

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