meckels cartilage

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Meckelian \Meck*e"li*an\, a. (Anat.)
   Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German
   anatomist.
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   {Meckelian cartilage}, the cartilaginous rod which forms the
      axis of the mandible; -- called also {Meckel's cartilage}.
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