Meck·e'li·an adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. French Meckel , a German anatomist. Meckelian cartilage , the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also Meckel's cartilage . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/38
• (a.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist.
Meck·e'li·an adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. French Meckel , a German anatomist. Meckelian cartilage ,