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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Derived Forms

• endochondrally
  adverb

Example Sentences

The development of bone from fibrous membranes is called intramembranous ossification; development from hyaline cartilage is called endochondral ossification.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Bones at the base of the skull and long bones form via endochondral ossification.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

As this cartilage model grows, it is gradually converted into bone through the process of endochondral ossification.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In young specimens no distinct ossification of the cleithrum or ossification of endochondral centers are evident.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.