Medical Definition of Cranium viscerale

1. That part of the skull derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; it comprises the facial bones of the facial skeleton (under bone) and is distinct from that part of the skull which forms the neurocranium or braincase. Synonym: cranium viscerale, visceral cranium, jaw skeleton, splanchnocranium. Origin: viscero-+ cranium Cartilaginous viscerocranium, those elements of the foetal skull derived from the second and succeeding pharyngeal arch cartilages. Membranous viscerocranium, membranous bones, developed in the foetal skull, that overlie maxillary and mandibular components of the first pharyngeal arch cartilage. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cranium Viscerale

craniospinal ganglia
craniospinalia ganglia
craniostenosis
craniostosis
craniosynostoses
craniosynostosis
craniotabes
craniotome
craniotomies
craniotomy
craniotonoscopy
craniotrypesis
craniotympanic
cranium
cranium cerebrale
cranium viscerale (current term)
craniums
crank
crank angle
crank angle degree
crank angle degrees
crank angles
crank call
crank caller
crank handle
crank letter
crank out
crank science
crank up
crank uped

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