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from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to J. F. Meckel (1781-1833), a German anatomist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F.
Meckel , a German anatomist. - adjective the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also
Meckel's cartilage .
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