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Definition of Membrane bone
1. Noun. Any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull.
Specialized synonyms: Forehead, Frontal Bone, Os Frontale, Parietal Bone, Occipital Bone
Medical Definition of Membrane bone
1. A bone that develops embryologically within a membrane of vascularised primitive mesenchymal tissue without prior formation of cartilage. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Membrane Bone
Literary usage of Membrane bone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"Ossification in membrane proceeds from bony spicules deposited between the cells
in the formative center of any given membrane bone. It spreads out from the ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"He is but a man, and seasonable mementos may be useful membrane-bone (mem'brân-bôn),
... See mycelium.— Membranous ossification. See membrane-bone. ..."
3. A Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1895)
"Sometimes it seems to be a mere dismemberment of that bone; but, in most cases,
the bone so named is a distinct membrane bone. Furthermore, on the outer and ..."
4. A Laboratory manual and text-book of embryology by Charles William Prentiss (1922)
"The plates of the spongy membrane bone are formed about blood vessels as centers.
As the bone grows at the periphery, the bone matrix is resorbed centrally. ..."
5. A Laboratory Manual for Elementary Zoölogy by Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1919)
"(2) Maxilla, the long slender membrane bone forming the greater part of the sides
of the jaw. Premaxillae and maxillae bear teeth. ..."
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