chondrification


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chondrification

 [kon″drĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]
conversion into cartilage.

chon·dri·fi·ca·tion

(kon'dri-fi-kā'shŭn),
Conversion into cartilage.
[G. chondros, cartilage, + L. facio, to make]

chon·dri·fi·ca·tion

(kon'dri-fi-kā'shŭn)
Conversion into cartilage.
[G. chondros, cartilage, + L. facio, to make]

chondrification

A change to CARTILAGE.
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The stylohyal separates from the columella and becomes attach to the quadrate as soon as chondrification process starts.
Primary chondrification foci in the wing basipodium of Struthio camelus with comments on interpretation of autopodial elements in Crocodilia and Aves.
Prenatal development of the sound transmitting apparatus in different embryonic stages of Malpolon monsspesulanus (squamata-serpentes)/ Desenvolvimento pre-natal do aparelho transmissor de som em diferentes estagios embrionarios de Malpolon monsspesulanus (Squamata-serpentes)
"It's conceivable that localized failure of fusion of the ventral and dorsal ossification chondrification centers could result in malformation of the pedicles and/or facets," he said at the meeting, jointly sponsored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
New congenital vertebral/ cervical anomaly reported
The chondrification of the cricoids cartilage is well advanced than that of the thyroid cartilages and thyroid cartilages chondrify earlier to arytenoids.
The Mesenchymal condensation of arytenoids and epiglottic cartilages is seen at 16 weeks of gestation which starts chondrification at 12 weeks and 19 weeks of gestation respectively.
Development of human laryngeal cartilages
At E5, the vertebrae of chicken embryos started to undergo chondrification [11].
Improved method for ex ovo-cultivation of developing chicken embryos for human stem cell xenografts

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