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cartilage bone

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 234 words | Copyright

cartilage bone (replacing bone) Bone that is formed by replacing the cartilage of an embryo skeleton. The process, called endochondral ossification, is brought about by the cells (osteoblasts) that secrete bone. Compare membrane bone.

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