viscerocranium

viscerocranium

English

Etymology

From viscero- +‎ cranium.

Noun

viscerocranium (plural viscerocrania)

  1. (anatomy) The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)

Synonyms

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