visceral arch

noun

Embryology. branchial arch.

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Nearby words

viscaria, viscera, viscerad, visceral, visceral anesthesia, visceral arch, visceral cleft, visceral disease virus, visceral ganglion, visceral inversion, visceral larva migrans

Origin of visceral arch

First recorded in 1865–70

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Medicine definitions for visceral arch

visceral arch

n.

branchial arch

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