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membrane bone

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noun

a bone that develops from membranous tissue.

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Nearby words

  1. membership,
  2. membrana,
  3. membrana adventitia,
  4. membranaceous,
  5. membrane,
  6. membrane expansion theory,
  7. membrane potential,
  8. membrane transport,
  9. membrane-coating granule,
  10. membraniform
Compare cartilage bone.

Origin of membrane bone

First recorded in 1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for membrane bone

membrane bone

n.

A bone developed within the membrane of a connective tissue.
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