Endochondral element that is ventral, median, and associated with a single pharyngeal arch in the pharyngeal arch 3-7 skeleton. [ TAO:wd https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/205 ]
Synonyms: basibranchials basibranchial
Term information
Median ventral cartilage or bony element at the ventral point of a branchial arch, behind the tongue[http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.php?q=basibranchial&sc=is].