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point — 1. SYN: punctum. 2. A sharp end or apex. 3. A slight projection. 4. A stage or condition reached, as the boiling p. 5. To become ready to open, said of an abscess or boil the wall of which is becoming thin and about to rupture. 6. In mathematics … Medical dictionary
Ossification center — Section of fetal bone of cat. ir. Irruption of the subperiosteal tissue. p. Fibrous layer of the periosteum. o. Layer of osteoblasts. im. Subperiosteal bony deposit. Latin centrum ossificationis Gray … Wikipedia
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
centrum ossificationis secundarium — secondary ossification center: a point from which ossification proceeds that arises after a primary ossification center; it is concerned with progressive ossification toward the end of a bone. Called also secondary ossification point and punctum… … Medical dictionary
center — 1. The middle point of a body; loosely, the interior of a body. A c. of any kind, especially an anatomical c.. 2. A group of nerve cells governing a specific function. SYN: centrum [TA]. [L. centrum; G. kentron] active c … Medical dictionary
centrum ossificationis — [TA] ossification center: any point at which the process of ossification begins in bones; in a long bone there is a primary center for the diaphysis and a secondary center for the epiphysis. Called also ossification point and punctum… … Medical dictionary
osteoma — A benign, slow growing mass of mature, predominantly lamellar bone, usually arising from the skull or mandible. [osteo + G. oma, tumor] o. cutis cutaneous ossification usually secondary to … Medical dictionary
mammal — mammallike, adj. /mam euhl/, n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg laying monotremes, giving birth to… … Universalium
NLRB v. Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. — NLRB v. Mackay Radio Telegraph Co. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 5–6, 1938 De … Wikipedia
bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… … Universalium
