ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODIES
\ˌʌltɪməbɹˈankɪəl bˈɒdɪz], \ˌʌltɪməbɹˈankɪəl bˈɒdɪz], \ˌʌ_l_t_ɪ_m_ə_b_ɹ_ˈa_n_k_ɪ__ə_l b_ˈɒ_d_ɪ_z]\
Definitions of ULTIMOBRANCHIAL BODIES
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A diverticulum from the fourth pharyngeal pouch of an embryo, regarded by some as a rudimentary fifth pharyngeal pouch and by others as a lateral thyroid primordium. The ultimobranchial bodies of lower vertebrates contain large amounts of calcitonin. In mammals the bodies fuse with the thyroid gland and are thought to develop into the parafollicular cells. (Stedman, 25th ed)
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- ultimatums
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