chondrocranium

[ kon-droh-krey-nee-uhm ]

/ ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni əm /

noun, plural chon·dro·cra·ni·ums, chon·dro·cra·ni·a [kon-droh-krey-nee-uh]. /ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni ə/.

a braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as the skull of sharks and of the vertebrate embryo before ossification.

Origin of chondrocranium

First recorded in 1870–75; chondr(i)o- + cranium

Words nearby chondrocranium

chondroblast, chondroblastoma, chondrocalcinosis, chondroclast, chondrocostal, chondrocranium, chondrocyte, chondrodynia, chondrodysplasia, chondrodystrophia, chondrodystrophic dwarfism

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Example sentences from the Web for chondrocranium

The mandibles, however, are in part derived from the chondrocranium.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
In the sturgeon the chondrocranium is ensheathed by numerous membrane bones, but cartilage bones are absent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The chondrocranium, jaws, arches, and muscles of a partly grown larva.
The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence|Theodore H. Eaton
Numerous membrane bones cover the chondrocranium externally.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

These two conditions result from the inability of the dermal bones to fill at the proper period the gaps in the chondrocranium.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

Medical definitions for chondrocranium

chondrocranium

[ kŏn′drō-krā′nē-əm ]

n.

The cartilaginous parts of the developing skull.

单词	chondrocranium
释义	chondrocranium [ kon-droh-krey-nee-uhm ] / ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni əm / noun, plural chon·dro·cra·ni·ums, chon·dro·cra·ni·a [kon-droh-krey-nee-uh]. /ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni ə/. a braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as the skull of sharks and of the vertebrate embryo before ossification. Origin of chondrocranium First recorded in 1870–75; chondr(i)o- + cranium Words nearby chondrocranium chondroblast, chondroblastoma, chondrocalcinosis, chondroclast, chondrocostal, chondrocranium, chondrocyte, chondrodynia, chondrodysplasia, chondrodystrophia, chondrodystrophic dwarfism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chondrocranium The mandibles, however, are in part derived from the chondrocranium. Degeneracy\|Eugene S. Talbot In the sturgeon the chondrocranium is ensheathed by numerous membrane bones, but cartilage bones are absent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various The chondrocranium, jaws, arches, and muscles of a partly grown larva. The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence\|Theodore H. Eaton Numerous membrane bones cover the chondrocranium externally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various These two conditions result from the inability of the dermal bones to fill at the proper period the gaps in the chondrocranium. Degeneracy\|Eugene S. Talbot Medical definitions for chondrocranium chondrocranium [ kŏn′drō-krā′nē-əm ] n. The cartilaginous parts of the developing skull. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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