branchial cleft

Examples

• All

• The failure of a branchial cleft to close results in the development of a persistent sinus tract.

  Academic text (2006)

• The embryology of the neck is determined by changes in the branchial clefts during development.

  Academic text (1995)

• A diagnosis of a type II first branchial cleft cyst was made.

  Academic text (2009)

• A number of theories exist to explain the genesis of branchial cleft anomalies.

  Academic text (1995)

• The pathologist felt the mass most likely represented a branchial cleft cyst.

  Academic text (1995)

• We present a series of 12 patients with first branchial cleft anomalies classified according to anatomic criteria.

  Academic text (1998)

• Congenital sources of neck masses in children include cystic hygroma, branchial cleft cysts, and thyroglossal duct cysts.

  Academic text (2004)

• The failure of a branchial cleft to close results in the development of a persistent sinus tract.

• The embryology of the neck is determined by changes in the branchial clefts during development.

• The schematic diagram illustrates the branchial clefts and pouches during development.

Synonyms

G

gill cleft

vsbranchial cleft

• Specialized

9.5

A slit in the throat of fish and other water animals that lets water pass for breathing

means the same but uses a different anatomical name

G

gill slit

vsbranchial cleft

• Specialized

8.1

An opening on the side of a fish's head that lets water pass so the fish can breathe

describes a series of narrow openings used for breathing rather than paired ones

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology