membrane bone

noun

a bone that develops from membranous tissue.

Compare cartilage bone.

Origin of membrane bone

First recorded in 1875–80

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Historical Examples of membrane bone

In Dipnoi the skull is mainly cartilaginous, but both cartilage- and membrane-bone occur also.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for membrane bone

membrane bone

noun

any bone that develops within membranous tissue, such as the clavicle and bones of the skull, without cartilage formationCompare cartilage bone

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membrane bone in Medicine

membrane bone

n.

A bone developed within the membrane of a connective tissue.