Definition of Cartilage bone

1. Noun. Any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue.

Generic synonyms: Bone, Os

Medical Definition of Cartilage bone

1. A bone that develops in a cartilage environment after the latter is partially or entirely destroyed by calcification and subsequent resorption. Synonym: cartilage bone, replacement bone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartilage Bone

Carthamus
Carthamus tinctorius
carthorse
carthorses
Carthusian
Carthusian order
carticaine
Cartier
cartilage
cartilage
cartilage-hair hypoplasia
cartilages
cartilages of larynx
cartilages of nose
cartilage bone (current term)
cartilage bone (current term)
cartilage capsule
cartilage cell
cartilage knife
cartilage lacuna
cartilage matrix
cartilage of acoustic meatus
cartilage of auditory tube
cartilage of ear
cartilage of nasal septum
cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube
cartilage space
cartilagines
cartilagines alares minores
cartilagines laryngis

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