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Results for “ossification”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • ossification

    The natural process of bone formation.

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  • ossify

    To change into bony or become bony.

  • baudelot's ligament

    Ligament, sometimes ossified, which joins the 1st centrum with the supracleithrum. Helps anchor the pectoral girdles to the sides of the fish.

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  • chondrocranium

    Primitive, cartilaginous skeletal structure enclosing the brain and inner ear formed in the embryo and usally becoming ossified at a later stage. Retained as cartilage throughout life in some fishes.

  • dermal bone

    Bone-type ossifying directly from connective tissue membranes and thus lacking a cartilaginous predecessor. Tend to be more numerous in primitive fish forms.

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  • fontanelle

    Non-ossified, usually membranous gap between cranial bones.

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