'Branchial clefts' definitions:
Definition of 'Branchial clefts'
From: GCIDE
- Cleft \Cleft\, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel. kluft cleft, Dan. kl["o]ft, G. kluft. See Cleave to split and cf. 2d Clift, 1st Clough.]
- 1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. --Is. ii. 21. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. [1913 Webster]
- Branchial clefts. See under Branchial.
- Syn: Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Branchial clefts'
From: GCIDE
- Branchial \Bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills. [1913 Webster]
- Branchial arches, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.
- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes. [1913 Webster]