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branchial

branchial

9.9
About gills and body parts that grow from gill tissue in embryos
  • adjective
  • /ˈbræŋkiəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : branquial
  • One 32-year-old patient had a goiter and a second branchial cleft cyst.
  • branchial cleft
  • branchial anomaly
  • branchial arch

Examples

  • During fetal development, structures between the head and heart arise from the branchial apparatus.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Anomalies of the first branchial cleft account for 1-8% of all branchial cleft defects.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The embryology of the neck is determined by changes in the branchial clefts during development.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The radiographic findings in this case were consistent with a third branchial arch anomaly.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A number of theories exist to explain the genesis of branchial cleft anomalies.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We describe an extremely rare case of bilateral branchial tracts in which there was evidence of a genetic etiology.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We present a series of 12 patients with first branchial cleft anomalies classified according to anatomic criteria.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To date, no correlation has been observed between the genetic background and embryologic branchial arch malformations.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The most widely held belief is that incomplete obliteration gives rise to branchial cleft anomalies.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In humans, certain structures in the neck develop from branchial arches formed in the early stages of embryonic development.

Compounds

branchial arch
  • Specialized
9.9

A series of arches on each side of a fish's throat that support the gills

branchial cleft
  • Specialized
9.9

A narrow opening in a fish's throat where water passes for breathing

Surface Forms

branchial positive

Morphology

branchial = branch (opaque) = branch + ial

The word 'branchial' is derived from 'branch' with the suffix '-ial', but the meaning shift from 'branch' to 'relating to gills' is not transparent.

Etymology

Branchial comes from an old Greek word branchia meaning 'gills'. So branchial describes things that have to do with 'gills' or parts in an embryo that begin as 'gill-like' structures.