English

Adjective

epibranchial ‎(not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch.
   • 2001 October 19, Jo Begbie & Anthony Graham, “Integration Between the Epibranchial Placodes and the Hindbrain”, in Science, volume 294, number 5542, DOI:10.1126/science.1062028, pages 595-598:

     We demonstrate that in the chick head, integration between the epibranchial placodes and the hindbrain is achieved as the neuroglial hindbrain crest cells guide the epibranchial neuronal cells inward to establish their central connections.

Noun

epibranchial ‎(plural epibranchials)

1. An epibranchial cartilage or bone.