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viscerocranium
vis·cer·o·cra·ni·um (vis'ĕr-ō-krā'nē-ŭm), [TA] That part of the cranium derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; comprises the facial bones of the facial skeleton (under bone) and is distinct from that part of the cranium that forms the neurocranium (braincase). Synonym(s): facial skeleton ☆ , cranium viscerale, visceral cranium, jaw skeleton, splanchnocranium [viscero- + cranium] vis·cer·o·cra·ni·um (vis'ĕr-ō-krā'nē-ŭm) [TA] That part of the cranium derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; comprises the facial bones. vis·cer·o·cra·ni·um (vis'ĕr-ō-krā'nē-ŭm) [TA] That part of the cranium derived from embryonic pharyngeal arches. Synonym(s): facial skeleton, jaw skeleton. [viscero- + cranium] |