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endochondral

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[en-doh-kahn-druhl] / ˌɛn doʊˈkɑn drəl /

adjective

Anatomy. located or happening within cartilage, as opposed to on its surface. In endochondral ossification, or bone formation from cartilage, cartilage is an intermediate state developing from mesenchyme and later replaced by bone.

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endochondrally

adverb

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The hyaline cartilage model of each limb bone will eventually be converted into bone via the process of endochondral ossification.

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In endochondral ossification, bone develops by replacing hyaline cartilage.

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In endochondral ossification, what happens to the chondrocytes?

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A similar process of endochondral ossification gives rises to the bones and joints of the limbs.

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In what ways do intramembranous and endochondral ossification differ?

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