viscerocranium
(redirected from jaw skeleton)vis·cer·o·cra·ni·um
(vis'ĕr-ō-krā'nē-ŭm), [TA]That part of the cranium derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; comprises the facial bones of the facial skeleton (under bone) and is distinct from that part of the cranium that forms the neurocranium (braincase).
[viscero- + cranium]
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vis·cer·o·cra·ni·um
(vis'ĕr-ō-krā'nē-ŭm) [TA]That part of the cranium derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; comprises the facial bones.
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vis·cer·o·cra·ni·um
(vis'ĕr-ō-krā'nē-ŭm) [TA]That part of the cranium derived from embryonic pharyngeal arches.
Synonym(s): facial skeleton, jaw skeleton.
Synonym(s): facial skeleton, jaw skeleton.
[viscero- + cranium]
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