Definition of ultimobranchial in English:
ultimobranchial
adjectiveˌʌltɪmə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪəlˌəltəmōˈbraNGkēəl
Zoology Relating to or denoting a gland in the neck which in many lower vertebrates regulates the calcium level in the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, most of the cells which formed the cluster in the ultimobranchial body of snake were positive.
- In the posterior part of the body, the ultimobranchial gland ends at the same level as the head kidney.
- Intrathyroidal lymphoepithelial cysts are benign lesions that are strongly associated with chronic inflammatory conditions of the thyroid, and which are probably derived from ultimobranchial body remnants.
- The thyroid is characteristically U shaped and in contact with the ultimobranchial bodies which are still attached to the pharynx via a slim pedicle.
- The fourth pharyngeal pouch endoderm gives rise to superior parathyroid glands and the ultimobranchial body.
Definition of ultimobranchial in US English:
ultimobranchial
adjectiveˌəltəmōˈbraNGkēəl
Zoology Relating to or denoting a gland in the neck which in many lower vertebrates regulates the calcium level in the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, most of the cells which formed the cluster in the ultimobranchial body of snake were positive.
- In the posterior part of the body, the ultimobranchial gland ends at the same level as the head kidney.
- The fourth pharyngeal pouch endoderm gives rise to superior parathyroid glands and the ultimobranchial body.
- Intrathyroidal lymphoepithelial cysts are benign lesions that are strongly associated with chronic inflammatory conditions of the thyroid, and which are probably derived from ultimobranchial body remnants.
- The thyroid is characteristically U shaped and in contact with the ultimobranchial bodies which are still attached to the pharynx via a slim pedicle.