| Name: | Meckel's cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | ventral mandibular cartilage |
| Definition: | Meckel's cartilage is the bilaterally paired, rod-like, cartilaginous ventral component of the lower jaw, or ventral mandibular arch. It is typically resorbed in adults. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001205] |
| Name: | anterior-posterior axis |
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| Synonyms: | A-P axis, anteroposterior axis, AP axis, cephalocaudal axis, craniocaudal axis, rostral/caudal, rostrocaudal axis |
| Definition: | An axis that extends through an organism from head end to opposite end of body or tail. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000013] |
| Name: | decreased distance |
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| Synonyms: | short distance |
| Definition: | A distance which is lesser relative to the normal or average. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000375] |
| Name: | ceratohyal cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Pharyngeal arch cartilage that is bilaterally paired and the largest cartilaginous component of the ventral hyoid arch. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001400] |