viscerocranium

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noun

The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)

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splanchnocranium
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Meanings

nounviscerocranium (plural viscerocrania)

plural viscerocrania

  1. anatomyThe part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)

    Synonyms: splanchnocranium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)

Similar
splanchnocranium

Origin

From viscero- + cranium.

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APA

viscerocranium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscerocranium

MLA

“viscerocranium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscerocranium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscerocranium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscerocranium.

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