- endochondral ossification
- ossification that occurs in and replaces cartilage.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
endochondral ossification
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Endochondral ossification — is one of the two processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system in which bone tissue is created. It is also an essential process during the rudimentary formation of long bones, [Netter, Frank H. (1987), Musculoskeletal… … Wikipedia
endochondral ossification — noun : ossification taking place from centers arising in cartilage and involving deposition of lime salts in the cartilage matrix followed by secondary absorption and replacement by true bony tissue compare intermembranous ossification … Useful english dictionary
Ossification — Bone is broken down by osteoclasts, and rebuilt by osteoblasts, both of which communicate through cytokine (TGF β, IGF) signalling. Ossification (or osteogenesis) is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts. It is… … Wikipedia
Ossification — The process of creating bone, that is of transforming cartilage (or fibrous tissue) into bone. The human skeleton initially consists largely of cartilage which is relatively soft and is gradually transformed into hard bone during infant and child … Medical dictionary
Ossification of scapula — Figure 5 : Plan of ossification of the scapula. From seven centers. The scapula is ossified from 7 or more centers: one for the body, two for the coracoid process, two for the acromion, one for the vertebral border, and one for the inferior… … Wikipedia
ossification — osteogenesis; n. the formation of bone, which takes place in three stages by the action of special cells (osteoblasts). A meshwork of collagen fibres is deposited in connective tissue, followed by the production of a cementing polysaccharide.… … The new mediacal dictionary
endochondral — adjective Date: 1882 relating to, formed by, or being ossification that takes place from centers arising in cartilage and involves deposition of lime salts in the cartilage matrix followed by secondary absorption and replacement by true bony… … New Collegiate Dictionary
endochondral — SYN: intracartilaginous. [endo + G. chondros, cartilage] * * * en·do·chon·dral .en də kän drəl adj relating to, formed by, or being ossification that takes place from centers arising in cartilage and involves deposition of lime salts in the… … Medical dictionary
Intramembranous ossification — is one of the two processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system in which bone tissue is created. It is also an essential process during the healing of bone fractures Brighton, Carl T. and Robert M. Hunt (1991), Early… … Wikipedia
intermembranous ossification — noun : ossification that takes place in connective tissue without prior development of cartilage compare endochondral ossification … Useful english dictionary
