branchial groove

branchial groove
Embryol.
one of a series of rudimentary depressions on the surface of the embryo between adjacent branchial arches, homologous to the branchial clefts of gill-breathing ancestral forms. Also called visceral groove.

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  • visceral groove — Embryol. See branchial groove. * * * …   Universalium

  • visceral groove — Embryol. See branchial groove …   Useful english dictionary

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