pharyngeal membrane

noun

Medical Definition of pharyngeal membrane

: any of several embryonic membranes composed chiefly of ectoderm and endoderm that separate a branchial cleft from a pharyngeal pouch and include one which contributes to the formation of the tympanic membrane

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pharyngeal bursa

pharyngeal cavity

pharyngeal cleft

pharyngeal membrane

pharyngeal plexus

pharyngeal pouch

pharyngeal slit

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