cartilage bone

American

noun

a bone that develops from cartilage.

cartilage bone British

noun

any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane Compare membrane bone

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But the placenta is a richer source of stem cells, which give rise to a wider variety of tissues—from the liver, pancreas, and heart to cartilage, bone, blood vessels, blood, and muscle.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2024

The FDA regulates blood, cartilage, bone, skin and egg cells as human tissues or under similar customized statutes.

From Nature • Feb. 19, 2014

Unlike cartilage, bone tissue can recover from injuries in a relatively short time.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In all cartilage is dotted, cartilage bone cross-barred, and membrane bone, white.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

The solid teratomata, with all varieties of connective tissue, as fibrous tissue, fat tissue, cartilage, bone, neuroglia, in addition to nerves, muscle, and vessels.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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