of or relating to the gills of an aquatic animal, esp a fish
2.
of or relating to homologous structures in higher vertebrates
branchial cyst
branchial in American English
(ˈbræŋkiəl)
adjective
of or pertaining to gills or to the homologous, embryonic parts in animals without gills
Word origin
[1795–1805; branchi- + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, oxidize, sharpshooter, steeplechase, unilateral
Examples of 'branchial' in a sentence
branchial
The majority of cases of fourth branchial arch anomalies are described only in case reports.
Bassel Hallak, Salim Bouayed, Crispin Leishman, Kishore Sandu 2014, 'Residual Fistula of Fourth Branchial Arch Anomalies and Recurrent Left-Side CervicalAbscess: Clinical Case and Review of the Literature', Case Reports in Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/931279. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
During reoperation, we found active bleeding (20%), textiloma (6.67%), and fourth branchial cleft fistula (3.33%).
Abdou Sy, Eric Joël Regonne, Aminata Fofana, Yves Diandy, Malick Ndiaye 2017, 'Indications and Morbidity of Reoperative Thyroid Surgeries in a Military Hospitalof Senegal', International Journal of Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4045617. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Five months back he underwent ipsilateral branchial cyst operation.
Mukherjee Sudipta, Gowshami Chandra, Salam Abdus, Kuddus Ruhul, Farazi Mohshin, BakshJahid 2012, 'A case with unilateral hypoglossal nerve injury in branchial cyst surgery', Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injuryhttp://www.jbppni.com/content/7/1/2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient was diagnosed after she underwent surgery for branchial cleft cyst.
Gokhan Tazegul, Hümeyra Bozoğlan, Özlem Doğan, Ramazan Sari, Hasan Ali Altunbaş, MustafaKemal Balci 2018, 'Cystic lateral neck mass: Thyroid carcinoma metastasis to branchial cleft cyst', Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeuticshttp://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2018;volume=14;issue=6;spage=1437;epage=1438;aulast=Tazegul. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Vanadium was detectable only in digestive gland and branchial heart samples.
Sónia Seixas, Graham Pierce 2005, 'Vanadium, rubidium and potassium in Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)',Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/250. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The preferred site of fixation by the parasites was the branchial chambers.
Sathyabama Chellappa, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli, Leucio Câmara Alves, Elizete TeresinhaSantos Cavalcanti, Ricardo Massato Takemoto 2011, 'Ectoparasitic crustaceans on mullet, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae)in the coastal waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i3.6796Ectoparasitic crustaceans on mullet, Mugil curema (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae)in the coastal waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v33i3.6796',Acta Scientiarum : Biological Scienceshttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/6796. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Externally, the branchial filaments presented the gradual disappearance of microridges.
Marcelo Rubens Machado, Edith Fanta 2003, 'Effects of the organophosphorous methyl parathion on the branchial epithelium of afreshwater fish Metynnis roosevelti', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000300008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Second branchial cleft anomalies are the most common branchial anomalies.
Apar Pokharel, TS Rao, Bikash Pandey, Chhanya Bhandary, Prashant Bhatt, SuvechhyaJaiswal 2018, 'Presentation of Branchial Cleft Anomalies: Case Reports and Review of Literature',Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepalhttps://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JCMSN/article/view/21005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)