chondrocranium /chon·dro·cra·ni·um/ (-kra´ne-um) that part of the neurocranium formed by endochondral ossification and comprising the bones of the base of the skull.
chondrocranium
chon·dro·cra·ni·um (k n dr -kr  n - m)n. The cartilaginous parts of the developing skull. |
chondrocranium
the cartilaginous cranial structure of the embryo in early pregnancy when it is a unified cartilaginous mass without clear boundaries indicating the limits of future bones.
chondrocranium
Anatomy The bones of the base of the brain which are formed by endochondral ossification
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