postbranchial body

postbranchial body
\(ˈ) ̷ ̷+-\ noun
Etymology: post- + branchial
: an outpocketing from the fourth visceral pouch of a vertebrate embryo that is believed to be a vestigial fifth pouch and that gives rise to all or part of the parathyroids

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • postbranchial body — post·bran·chi·al body braŋ kē əl n ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODY …   Medical dictionary

  • ultimobranchial body — n a hollow vesicle that is formed from the fourth pharyngeal pouch, may represent a fifth pharyngeal pouch, and gives rise to cells that produce calcitonin and later become incorporated into the thyroid gland in higher vertebrates or persist as… …   Medical dictionary

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