procephalic
Britishadjective
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It is now ascertained that the procephalic lobes consist of three divisions, so that the head must certainly be formed from at least six segments.
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But the protocerebrum contains the ganglia of the ocular segment in addition to those of the procephalic lobes.
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Formerly it was said that the head consisted of four divisions, viz. three segments and the procephalic or prae-oral lobes.
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Procephalic, prō-se-fal′ik, or prō-sef′a-lik, adj. of or pertaining to the forepart of the head.—Procephalic lobes, two lobes in the embryo of the Podophthalmia which develop into the anterior parts of the head.
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This portion is divided by a median fissure into two lobes, which play an important part 45in the development of the head, and will be termed the ‘procephalic lobes.’
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