BRANCHIAL SKELETON
\bɹˈankɪəl skˈɛlɪtən], \bɹˈankɪəl skˈɛlɪtən], \b_ɹ_ˈa_n_k_ɪ__ə_l s_k_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_t_ə_n]\
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The osseous or cartilaginous support of branchiae, cartilaginous s. The embryonic cartilaginous precursor of the entire s. except the vault of the cranium, the bones of the face, and the inner plate of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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