endochondral

American  

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

adjective

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• endochondrally
  adverb

Example Sentences

All of the bones of the body, except for the flat bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicles, are formed through endochondral ossification.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This is similar to the endochondral formation of bone, as cartilage becomes ossified; osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and bone matrix are present.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In what ways do intramembranous and endochondral ossification differ?

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

There are two osteogenic pathways—intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification—but bone is the same regardless of the pathway that produces it.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In endochondral ossification, bone develops by replacing hyaline cartilage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013