branchial pouch: Meaning and Definition of

bran'chial pouch'

Pronunciation: [key]
— Embryol. Embryol.
  1. one of a series of rudimentary outcroppings of the inner pharyngeal wall, corresponding to the branchial grooves on the surface. Also called
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