dermal bone
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der·mal bone
a bone formed by ossification of the cutis.
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dermal bone
any bone deposited in the lower layer of skin that does not replace existing cartilage. Examples include the clavicle, and bones of the mammalian cranium.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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