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endomeckelian

endomeckelian adjective: of or relating to fenestrae developed in endochondral bone of the lower jaw.

Adjective

endomeckelian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to fenestrae developed in endochondral bone of the lower jaw.
    • The area between the ventral margin of the prearticular and ventral margin of the jaw is the exomeckelian fenestra. It contains the endochondral Meckelian bone, which surrounds a number of endomeckelian fenestrae as a series of arches.2006 August, Matthew T. Carrano, Timothy J. Gaudin, Richard W. Blob, John R. Wible, Amniote Paleobiology: Perspectives on the Evolution of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles, University of Chicago Press...

Origin of endomeckelian

From endo- + Meckelian.

Questions about endomeckelian

What does endomeckelian mean?
Endomeckelian means of or relating to fenestrae developed in endochondral bone of the lower jaw.
What part of speech is endomeckelian?
Endomeckelian is an adjective.

Words near endomeckelian in the dictionary

  1. endomannosidase
  2. endomannosidases
  3. endomarginal
  4. endome
  5. endomechanical
  6. endomeckelian
  7. endomed
  8. endomedullary
  9. endomembrane
  10. endomembranes
  11. endomembranous

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