- Endochondral
- Endochondral En`do*chon"dral, a. [Endo- + Gr. ? cartilage.] (Physiol.) Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to developing bone. [1913 Webster]
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Endochondral
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endochondral — en|do|chon|dral auch: en|do|chond|ral 〈[ çɔn ] Adj.〉 = enchondral * * * en|chon|dral, endochondral <Adj.> [zu griech. en = in u. chóndros = Knorpel] (Med.): im Knorpel liegend, aus Knorpel entstehend. en|do|chon|dral: ↑enchondral … Universal-Lexikon
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 bone — Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the process of calcification. The cartilage is then resorbed (reabsorbed), leaving bone in its place. Many bones are formed this way,… … Medical 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 — refers to skeletal elements which are formed in cartilage and which later ossify. Also called replacement bone because it gradually replaces the pre existing cartilage … Dictionary of ichthyology
endochondral — adjective Within cartilage … Wiktionary
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
endochondral — en|do|chon|dral 〈[ çɔn ] Adj.〉 = enchondral … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
endochondral — en|do|chon|dral* [...çɔn...] vgl. ↑enchondral … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
endochondral — en·do·chondral … English syllables
