Definition of Ceratohyal. Meaning of Ceratohyal. Synonyms of Ceratohyal

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Definition of Ceratohyal

Ceratohyal
Ceratohyal Cer`a*to*hy"al, a. [Gr. ? horn + the letter Y.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch. -- n. A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

Meaning of Ceratohyal from wikipedia

- down tympanohyal, stylohyal, epihyal, ceratohyal; the first two represent the styloid process, and the ceratohyal represents the anterior horns of the...
- hyomandibular cartilages provide the only means of jaw support, while the ceratohyal and basihyal elements articulate with the lower jaw, but are disconnected...
- of bones the hyoid hangs from are tympanohyal, stylohyal, epihyal, and ceratohyal; these are located in the mandible and skull. In the larynx, there are...
- replacing "-branchial" with "-hyal", thus "ceratobranchial" becomes "ceratohyal". The Basihyals and Basibranchials lie at the midline of the lower edge...
- lower jaw, while those from the second arch became the hyomandibula, ceratohyal and basihyal; this closed two of the seven pairs of gills. The gap between...
- part of body with basicranium, palatoquadrates, Meckel's cartilage, ceratohyals, epihyals, teeth, traces of the branchial arches and the anterior finspine...
- Their branchiostegal rays are 6–10, three of them attach to the posterior ceratohyal (epihyal). Their bodies are covered in delicate silvery scales which abrade...
- "lower jaws, partial left upper jaw and palate in articulation, gulars, ceratohyals, an articulated left pectoral fin and articulated scales from the dorsal...
- has an osteoglossid-like tooth patch, a large foramen in the anterior ceratohyal and a series of subtriangular dorsal scutes, giving rise to their scientific...
- (palatoquadrate), however these materials are more likely to belong to ceratohyal and hyomandibula. The vertebral column is fully preserved, and extends...