Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
parachordal .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word parachordals.
Examples
-
He here makes the interesting suggestion, later entirely confirmed, that the _basis cranii_ or basilar plate is first laid down as two strips, one on each side of the chorda -- the structures now known as parachordals (pp. 6, 27).
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
-
The skull is built up of longitudinal cartilaginous pieces, now known as the "parachordals" and "trabeculæ," of sense capsules enclosing the nose and ear, and of various roofing bones.
-
In these Rathke was inclined to see the homologues of his trabeculæ, and of the parachordals which he was ready to assume from his embryological observations.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
-
With certain differences of form these elements -- the trabeculae, the parachordals, and the otic capsules, are also the first formed structures of the mammalian cranium.
-
The parachordals have similarly grown up round, the hind-brain and formed a complete ring, the roof of which is indicated, by b.
-
In front, and separate from the cranium, are the nasal organs (n.c.); the eyes lie laterally to the trabeculae, and laterally to the parachordals are two tracts of cartilage enclosing the internal ear, the otic capsules.
-
Behind these trabeculae comes the notochord (n.c.), and around its anterior extremity is a paired tract of cartilage, the parachordals (p.c.).
-
“parachordals” and “trabeculae,” of sense capsules enclosing the nose and ear, and of various roofing bones.
Thomas Henry Huxley A Sketch Of His Life And Work Mitchell, P Chalmers 1900
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.