branchial pouch
noun Embryology.
one of a series of rudimentary outcroppings of the inner pharyngeal wall, corresponding to the branchial grooves on the surface.
Also called
gill pouch,
pharyngeal pouch.
Words nearby branchial pouch
branchial arch,
branchial cell,
branchial cleft,
branchial duct,
branchial groove,
branchial pouch,
branchiate,
branchiform,
branching,
branchio-,
branchiomotor nuclei
Medical definitions for branchial pouch
branchial pouch
n.
pharyngeal pouch