See Also: branchial arches(medicine)
branchial(dictionary)
branchial(medicine)
Arches(dictionary)
Branchial clefts(medicine)
branchial fistula(medicine)
branchial groove(medicine)
branchial mesoderm(medicine)
branchial pouches(medicine)
branchial region(medicine)

Taurus (oh) and branchial arches (medicine)


Taurus (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: 'bull']
[U] the second sign of the zodiac, represented by a bull, which some people believe affects the character and life of people born between April 21 and May 21
[C] also Taurean
someone who was born between April 21 and May 21
-- Taurean adj

branchial arches (medicine)


branchial arches


Typically, 6 arch's in vertebrates; in the lower vertebrates, they bear gills; in the higher vertebrates, they appear transiently and give rise to specialised structures in the head and neck.

Synonym: pharyngeal arches, visceral arches.