viscerocranium

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).

Synonym(s): facial skeleton ☆ , cranium viscerale, visceral cranium, jaw skeleton, splanchnocranium

[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.

[viscero- + cranium]

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