Endomeckelian

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to fenestrae developed in endochondral bone of the lower jaw. not-comparable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From endo- + Meckelian.

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