endochondral ossification (redirected from Intercartilaginous ossification)

ossification /os·si·fi·ca·tion/ (os″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun) formation of or conversion into bone or a bony substance.

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ectopic ossification  a pathological condition in which bone arises in tissues not in the osseous system and in connective tissues usually not manifesting osteogenic properties.

endochondral ossification  ossification that occurs in and replaces cartilage.

heterotopic ossification  the formation of bone in abnormal locations, secondary to pathology.

intramembranous ossification  ossification that occurs in and replaces connective tissue.

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endochondral ossification

n.

The formation of bone in which a cartilage template is gradually replaced by a bone matrix, as in the formation of long bones or in osteoarthritic ossification of synovial cartilage.

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ossification (os″fkā´shn),

n the development of forming bone.

ossification, endochondral (intracartilaginous),

n the development of bone from cartilage rods, as in the development of arm or leg bones.

ossification, intramembranous,

n the development of bone from tissue or membrane, as in the formation of the skull.

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endochondral

see enchondral.

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endochondral ossification

see enchondral ossification.