Definition of Endochondral. Meaning of Endochondral. Synonyms of Endochondral

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Definition of Endochondral

Endochondral
Endochondral En`do*chon"dral, a. [Endo- + Gr. ? cartilage.] (Physiol.) Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to developing bone.

Meaning of Endochondral from wikipedia

- Endochondral ossification is one of the two essential pathways by which bone tissue is produced during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system...
- tissue (mesenchyme), while endochondral ossification involves cartilage as a precursor. In fracture healing, endochondral osteogenesis is the most commonly...
- differentiation when they become hypertrophic, which happens during endochondral ossification. This last stage is characterized by major phenotypic changes...
- endochondral ossification. The endocranium, the bones supporting the brain (the occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid) are largely formed by endochondral ossification...
- this portion of the cranium does not ossify; it is not replaced via endochondral ossification. The neurocranium is formed by the combination of the endocranium...
- ("articular cartilage"). The longitudinal growth of long bones is a result of endochondral ossification at the epiphyseal plate. Bone growth in length is stimulated...
- Chondricthyes and other cartilaginous vertebrates, they are not replaced via endochondral ossification. Variation in craniofacial form between humans is largely...
- regrowth of the bone. This disorder is defined as a focal disturbance of endochondral ossification and is regarded as having a multifactorial cause, so no...
- before birth. After birth, the cartilaginous components would undergo endochondral ossification. The larger part of the sca**** undergoes membranous ossification...
- osteichthyans, many cartilaginous elements subsequently ossify through endochondral and perichondral ossification. Following the initial chondrification...