01 a. Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist.
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Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist.(Anat.)
Phrases & compounds
Meckelian cartilage —
the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also Meckel's cartilage.